LU · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Luxembourg, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
74
Luxembourg, 1998
▲ 48.0% vs 1997 (50)
Analysis
In 1998, Luxembourg's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 48.0% compared to 1997, reaching 74.
Luxembourg accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Luxembourg ranks 12th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 117.6% (from 34 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#12 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
0.2%
EU-27: 39,695
Luxembourg timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot