IE · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Ireland, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
382
Ireland, 2015
▲ 15.8% vs 2014 (330)
Analysis
In 2015, Ireland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 15.8% compared to 2014, reaching 382.
Ireland accounts for 0.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
Ireland ranks 12th 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 17.9% (from 324 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#12 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
0.7%
EU-27: 51,545
Ireland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot