NL · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,960
Netherlands, 1999
▲ 14.2% vs 1998 (2,593)
Analysis
In 1999, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 14.2% compared to 1998, reaching 2,960.
Netherlands accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 93.3% (from 1,531 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
6.8%
EU-27: 43,256
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot