BG · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Bulgaria, 2006
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
27
Bulgaria, 2006
▲ 17.4% vs 2005 (23)
Analysis
In 2006, Bulgaria's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 17.4% compared to 2005, reaching 27.
Bulgaria accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
Bulgaria ranks 21st 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 80.0% (from 15 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2006
#21 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2006
0.1%
EU-27: 52,599
Bulgaria timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot