IE · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2005
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
274
Ireland, 2005
▲ 0.4% vs 2004 (273)
Analysis
In 2005, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.4% compared to 2004, reaching 274.
Ireland accounts for 0.5% of the EU-27 total of 51,536.
Ireland ranks 11th 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 33.0% (from 206 in 2000).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2005
#11 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2005
0.5%
EU-27: 51,536
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot