FR · 1984 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 1984
In 1984, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.6% compared to 1983, reaching 3,274.
France accounts for 19.6% of the EU-27 total of 16,736.
France ranks 2nd out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 56.4% (from 2,094 in 1979).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.