DK · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Denmark, 2006
In 2006, Denmark's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 4.4% compared to 2005, reaching 1,140.
Denmark accounts for 2.2% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
Denmark ranks 10th 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 22.7% (from 929 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.