NL · 2011 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,449
Netherlands, 2011
▲ 12.7% vs 2010 (3,059)
Analysis
In 2011, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 12.7% compared to 2010, reaching 3,449.
Netherlands accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 52,010.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.9% (from 3,745 in 2006).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2011
#4 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 2011
6.6%
EU-27: 52,010
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot