Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

In 2007, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 8.0% compared to 2006, reaching 2,848.

Sweden accounts for 5.4% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.

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 37.9% (from 2,066 in 2002).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.