SK · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
36
Slovakia, 2008
▼ 5.3% vs 2007 (38)
Analysis
In 2008, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 5.3% compared to 2007, reaching 36.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.
Slovakia ranks 19th 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 16.1% (from 31 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#19 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
0.1%
EU-27: 51,658
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot