NL · 2007 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2007
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,348
Netherlands, 2007
▼ 10.6% vs 2006 (3,745)
Analysis
In 2007, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 10.6% compared to 2006, reaching 3,348.
Netherlands accounts for 6.3% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.
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 5.9% (from 3,557 in 2002).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2007
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2007
6.3%
EU-27: 52,947
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot