FR · 1985 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 1985
In 1985, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 11.7% compared to 1984, reaching 3,657.
France accounts for 20.0% of the EU-27 total of 18,271.
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 53.7% (from 2,379 in 1980).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.