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

In 2007, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.4% compared to 2006, reaching 1,564.

Belgium accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 52,947.

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 17.2% (from 1,334 in 2002).

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