PT · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
112
Portugal, 2012
▼ 7.4% vs 2011 (121)
Analysis
In 2012, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 7.4% compared to 2011, reaching 112.
Portugal accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
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 fallen by 8.9% (from 123 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.2%
EU-27: 51,382
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot