SE · 1999 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 1999
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,212
Sweden, 1999
▲ 6.0% vs 1998 (2,086)
Analysis
In 1999, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.0% compared to 1998, reaching 2,212.
Sweden accounts for 5.1% of the EU-27 total of 43,256.
Sweden ranks 5th 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 64.8% (from 1,342 in 1994).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1999
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 1999
5.1%
EU-27: 43,256
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot