NL · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2000
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,470
Netherlands, 2000
▲ 17.2% vs 1999 (2,960)
Analysis
In 2000, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 17.2% compared to 1999, reaching 3,470.
Netherlands accounts for 7.6% of the EU-27 total of 45,674.
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 97.3% (from 1,759 in 1995).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2000
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2000
7.6%
EU-27: 45,674
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot