SE · 1985 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 1985
In 1985, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.4% compared to 1984, reaching 964.
Sweden accounts for 5.3% of the EU-27 total of 18,271.
Sweden ranks 5th out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 65.4% (from 583 in 1980).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.