SK · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2003
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
31
Slovakia, 2003
▲ 24.0% vs 2002 (25)
Analysis
In 2003, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 24.0% compared to 2002, reaching 31.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
Slovakia ranks 20th 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 181.8% (from 11 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2003
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2003
0.1%
EU-27: 47,305
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot