NL · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,389
Netherlands, 2012
▼ 1.7% vs 2011 (3,449)
Analysis
In 2012, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.7% compared to 2011, reaching 3,389.
Netherlands accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
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 1.2% (from 3,348 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
6.6%
EU-27: 51,382
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot