NL · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,477
Netherlands, 2017
▲ 0.7% vs 2016 (3,452)
Analysis
In 2017, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.7% compared to 2016, reaching 3,477.
Netherlands accounts for 7.1% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 2.6% (from 3,389 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
7.1%
EU-27: 49,211
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot