IE · 1988 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 1988
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
47
Ireland, 1988
▼ 24.2% vs 1987 (62)
Analysis
In 1988, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 24.2% compared to 1987, reaching 47.
Ireland accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 23,455.
Ireland ranks 12th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 80.8% (from 26 in 1983).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1988
#12 of 17
% of EU-27 total · 1988
0.2%
EU-27: 23,455
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot