BE · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Belgium, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,569
Belgium, 2015
▲ 1.7% vs 2014 (1,543)
Analysis
In 2015, Belgium's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.7% compared to 2014, reaching 1,569.
Belgium accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
Belgium ranks 8th 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 3.6% (from 1,515 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
3.0%
EU-27: 51,545
Belgium timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot