PT · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Portugal, 2016

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
139
Portugal, 2016
▲ 1.5% vs 2015 (137)
Analysis

In 2016, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.5% compared to 2015, reaching 139.

Portugal accounts for 0.3% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.

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 14.9% (from 121 in 2011).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.3%
EU-27: 50,440
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017