FR · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
France, 2017
In 2017, France's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.6% compared to 2016, reaching 9,502.
France accounts for 19.3% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 6.8% (from 8,895 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.