NL · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Netherlands, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,452
Netherlands, 2016
▼ 1.4% vs 2015 (3,500)
Analysis
In 2016, Netherlands's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2015, reaching 3,452.
Netherlands accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 grown by 0.1% (from 3,449 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#4 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
6.8%
EU-27: 50,440
Netherlands timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot