PT · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
37
Portugal, 1999
▲ 42.3% vs 1998 (26)
Analysis
In 1999, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 42.3% compared to 1998, reaching 37.
Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Portugal ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 184.6% (from 13 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
0.1%
EU-27: 43,256
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot