SK · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
49
Slovakia, 2013
▲ 11.4% vs 2012 (44)
Analysis
In 2013, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 11.4% compared to 2012, reaching 49.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
Slovakia ranks 21st 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 36.1% (from 36 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
0.1%
EU-27: 51,387
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot