SE · 2001 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 2001
In 2001, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 7.0% compared to 2000, reaching 2,151.
Sweden accounts for 4.7% of the EU-27 total of 45,760.
Sweden ranks 5th 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 18.2% (from 1,820 in 1996).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.