SE · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
2,925
Sweden, 2015
▼ 13.4% vs 2014 (3,379)
Analysis
In 2015, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 13.4% compared to 2014, reaching 2,925.
Sweden accounts for 5.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 3.9% (from 2,816 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#5 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
5.7%
EU-27: 51,545
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot