NL · 2002 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2002
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,557
Netherlands, 2002
▼ 9.4% vs 2001 (3,925)
Analysis
In 2002, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 9.4% compared to 2001, reaching 3,557.
Netherlands accounts for 7.7% of the EU-27 total of 45,897.
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 47.8% (from 2,407 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2002
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2002
7.7%
EU-27: 45,897
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot