Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

In 2007, Poland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 43.6% compared to 2006, reaching 201.

Poland accounts for 0.4% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.

Poland ranks 12th 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 142.2% (from 83 in 2002).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.