ES · 2010 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Spain, 2010
In 2010, Spain's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2009, reaching 1,511.
Spain accounts for 2.9% of the EU-27 total of 51,416.
Spain ranks 8th 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 10.9% (from 1,363 in 2005).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.