ES · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Spain, 2009
In 2009, Spain's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.2% compared to 2008, reaching 1,532.
Spain accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
Spain ranks 7th 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 25.9% (from 1,217 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.