SE · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 1987
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
909
Sweden, 1987
▲ 4.4% vs 1986 (871)
Analysis
In 1987, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.4% compared to 1986, reaching 909.
Sweden accounts for 4.2% of the EU-27 total of 21,737.
Sweden ranks 5th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 11.0% (from 819 in 1982).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1987
#5 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1987
4.2%
EU-27: 21,737
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot