SE · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 2009
In 2009, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 5.8% compared to 2008, reaching 2,625.
Sweden accounts for 5.1% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
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 16.9% (from 2,245 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.