NL · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2008
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,456
Netherlands, 2008
▲ 3.2% vs 2007 (3,348)
Analysis
In 2008, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.2% compared to 2007, reaching 3,456.
Netherlands accounts for 6.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 1.3% (from 3,502 in 2003).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
6.7%
EU-27: 51,658
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot