NL · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,500
Netherlands, 2015
▲ 0.9% vs 2014 (3,470)
Analysis
In 2015, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.9% compared to 2014, reaching 3,500.
Netherlands accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 14.4% (from 3,059 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
6.8%
EU-27: 51,545
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot