NL · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2001
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,925
Netherlands, 2001
▲ 13.1% vs 2000 (3,470)
Analysis
In 2001, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 13.1% compared to 2000, reaching 3,925.
Netherlands accounts for 8.6% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.
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 84.4% (from 2,128 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2001
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2001
8.6%
EU-27: 45,760
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot