FR · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 2009
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
8,662
France, 2009
▼ 0.9% vs 2008 (8,737)
Analysis
In 2009, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.9% compared to 2008, reaching 8,662.
France accounts for 16.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
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 3.7% (from 8,349 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2009
#2 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2009
16.9%
EU-27: 51,367
France timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot