NL · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2005
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,517
Netherlands, 2005
▼ 4.1% vs 2004 (3,668)
Analysis
In 2005, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 4.1% compared to 2004, reaching 3,517.
Netherlands accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 51,536.
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 1.4% (from 3,470 in 2000).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2005
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2005
6.8%
EU-27: 51,536
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot