NL · 2010 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2010
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,059
Netherlands, 2010
▼ 11.4% vs 2009 (3,454)
Analysis
In 2010, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 11.4% compared to 2009, reaching 3,059.
Netherlands accounts for 5.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,416.
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 13.0% (from 3,517 in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2010
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2010
5.9%
EU-27: 51,416
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot