BE · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2001
In 2001, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 7.4% compared to 2000, reaching 1,215.
Belgium accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.
Belgium ranks 7th 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 35.3% (from 898 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.