NL · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,367
Netherlands, 2013
▼ 0.6% vs 2012 (3,389)
Analysis
In 2013, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2012, reaching 3,367.
Netherlands accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
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 2.6% (from 3,456 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
6.6%
EU-27: 51,387
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot