DK · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
801
Denmark, 1998
▲ 25.4% vs 1997 (639)
Analysis
In 1998, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 25.4% compared to 1997, reaching 801.
Denmark accounts for 2.0% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Denmark ranks 9th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 86.3% (from 430 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#9 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
2.0%
EU-27: 39,695
Denmark timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot