PT · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Portugal, 2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
118
Portugal, 2013
▲ 5.4% vs 2012 (112)
Analysis
In 2013, Portugal's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 5.4% compared to 2012, reaching 118.
Portugal accounts for 0.2% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
Portugal ranks 16th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 0.9% (from 117 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2013
#16 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2013
0.2%
EU-27: 51,387
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot