SK · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
54
Slovakia, 2016
▲ 31.7% vs 2015 (41)
Analysis
In 2016, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 31.7% compared to 2015, reaching 54.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 0.0% (from 54 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
0.1%
EU-27: 50,440
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot