Data refer to applications filed directly under the European Patent Convention or to applications filed under the Patent Co-operation Treaty and designated to the EPO (Euro-PCT). Patent applications are counted according to the year in which they were filed at the EPO and are broken down according to the International Patent Classification (IPC). They are also broken down according to the inventor's place of residence, using fractional counting if multiple inventors or IPC classes are provided to avoid double counting.
Theme(s): Science and Technology - Society - epo - patent applications - Science, Technology and Innovation
| Spatial Extent | Nomenclature | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| name | version | level | |
| EU28+4+CandidateCountries | NUTS | 2013 | 0 |
| EU28+4+CandidateCountries | NUTS | 2013 | 1 |
| EU28+4+CandidateCountries | NUTS | 2013 | 2 |
| EU28+4+CandidateCountries | NUTS | 2013 | 3 |
| Year | Tunit | Area | GDP | Pop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.8 | 86.8 | 90.5 | |
| 1991 | 81.8 | 86.8 | 90.5 | |
| 1992 | 83.8 | 88.8 | 91.5 | |
| 1993 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1994 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1995 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1996 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1997 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1998 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 1999 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2000 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2001 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2002 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2003 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2004 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2005 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2006 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2007 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2008 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2009 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2010 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2011 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 | |
| 2012 | 85 | 89.8 | 91.8 |
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
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