SE · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Sweden, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
3,379
Sweden, 2014
▲ 4.4% vs 2013 (3,238)
Analysis
In 2014, Sweden's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 4.4% compared to 2013, reaching 3,379.
Sweden accounts for 6.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Sweden ranks 5th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 28.7% (from 2,625 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#5 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
6.6%
EU-27: 51,378
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot