DE · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Germany, 2000
In 2000, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.4% compared to 1999, reaching 22,115.
Germany accounts for 48.4% of the EU-27 total of 45,674.
Germany ranks 1st 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 69.9% (from 13,016 in 1995).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.