DE · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Germany, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
21,030
Germany, 2015
▲ 1.3% vs 2014 (20,754)
Analysis
In 2015, Germany's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 1.3% compared to 2014, reaching 21,030.
Germany accounts for 40.8% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 fallen by 10.3% (from 23,443 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#1 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
40.8%
EU-27: 51,545
Germany timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot