NL · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,470
Netherlands, 2014
▲ 3.1% vs 2013 (3,367)
Analysis
In 2014, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.1% compared to 2013, reaching 3,470.
Netherlands accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Netherlands ranks 4th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.5% (from 3,454 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#4 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
6.8%
EU-27: 51,378
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot