SE · 1990 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 1990
In 1990, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.1% compared to 1989, reaching 935.
Sweden accounts for 4.0% of the EU-27 total of 23,401.
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 fallen by 3.0% (from 964 in 1985).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.