ES · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Spain, 2003
In 2003, Spain's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.9% compared to 2002, reaching 962.
Spain accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
Spain ranks 10th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 53.9% (from 625 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.