NL · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2009
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,454
Netherlands, 2009
▼ 0.1% vs 2008 (3,456)
Analysis
In 2009, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.1% compared to 2008, reaching 3,454.
Netherlands accounts for 6.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
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 5.8% (from 3,668 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
6.7%
EU-27: 51,367
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot