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