SK · 2012 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
44
Slovakia, 2012
▼ 18.5% vs 2011 (54)
Analysis
In 2012, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 18.5% compared to 2011, reaching 44.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,382.
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 15.8% (from 38 in 2007).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2012
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2012
0.1%
EU-27: 51,382
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot