PT · 1996 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Portugal, 1996

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
18
Portugal, 1996
▲ 28.6% vs 1995 (14)
Analysis

In 1996, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 28.6% compared to 1995, reaching 18.

Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 31,995.

Portugal ranks 17th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 100.0% (from 9 in 1991).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 1996
#17 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 1996
0.1%
EU-27: 31,995
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017