SE · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 2006
In 2006, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 7.9% compared to 2005, reaching 2,638.
Sweden accounts for 5.0% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
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 22.6% (from 2,151 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.