ES · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Spain, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,513
Spain, 2014
▲ 0.1% vs 2013 (1,512)
Analysis
In 2014, Spain's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.1% compared to 2013, reaching 1,513.
Spain accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Spain ranks 9th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.2% (from 1,532 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#9 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
2.9%
EU-27: 51,378
Spain timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot