PT · 1997 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 1997
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
22
Portugal, 1997
▲ 22.2% vs 1996 (18)
Analysis
In 1997, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 22.2% compared to 1996, reaching 22.
Portugal accounts for 0.1% of the EU-27 total of 36,234.
Portugal ranks 17th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 120.0% (from 10 in 1992).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1997
#17 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1997
0.1%
EU-27: 36,234
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot