SK · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Slovakia, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
55
Slovakia, 2017
▲ 1.9% vs 2016 (54)
Analysis
In 2017, Slovakia's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.9% compared to 2016, reaching 55.
Slovakia accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 25.0% (from 44 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#20 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
0.1%
EU-27: 49,211
Slovakia timeline (last 15 years)
2002 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot