IE · 2009 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2009
In 2009, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.5% compared to 2008, reaching 346.
Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,367.
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 26.7% (from 273 in 2004).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.