NL · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2006
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,745
Netherlands, 2006
▲ 6.5% vs 2005 (3,517)
Analysis
In 2006, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.5% compared to 2005, reaching 3,745.
Netherlands accounts for 7.1% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
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 fallen by 4.6% (from 3,925 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2006
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2006
7.1%
EU-27: 52,599
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot