PT · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
137
Portugal, 2015
▲ 8.7% vs 2014 (126)
Analysis
In 2015, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 8.7% compared to 2014, reaching 137.
Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
Portugal ranks 15th 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 44.2% (from 95 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
0.3%
EU-27: 51,545
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot