FR · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 2005
In 2005, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.5% compared to 2004, reaching 8,390.
France accounts for 16.3% of the EU-27 total of 51,536.
France ranks 2nd 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 14.7% (from 7,314 in 2000).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.