PT · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 2001
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
42
Portugal, 2001
▲ 2.4% vs 2000 (41)
Analysis
In 2001, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.4% compared to 2000, reaching 42.
Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.
Portugal ranks 18th 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 133.3% (from 18 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2001
#18 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2001
0.1%
EU-27: 45,760
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot