BG · 2004 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2004
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
17
Bulgaria, 2004
▼ 19.0% vs 2003 (21)
Analysis
In 2004, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 19.0% compared to 2003, reaching 17.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.0% of the EU-27 total of 49,854.
Bulgaria ranks 22nd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 112.5% (from 8 in 1999).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2004
#22 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2004
0.0%
EU-27: 49,854
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot