Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Netherlands
Netherlands: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 3,478 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
3,478 Number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
11th
of 60 countries
All-time high
3,926 Number
in 2001
All-time low
520.83 Number
in 1979
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Netherlands, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands is 3,478 Number, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands peaked at 3,926 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 520.83 Number, in 1979.
Netherlands ranks 11th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 520.83 Number | — |
| 1980 | 670.75 Number | +28.8% |
| 1981 | 789.43 Number | +17.7% |
| 1982 | 931.35 Number | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 1,013 Number | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 1,101 Number | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 1,155 Number | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 1,259 Number | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 1,452 Number | +15.3% |
| 1988 | 1,585 Number | +9.2% |
| 1989 | 1,658 Number | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 1,518 Number | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 1,422 Number | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 1,467 Number | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 1,480 Number | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1,531 Number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1,760 Number | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 2,128 Number | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 2,407 Number | +13.1% |
| 1998 | 2,593 Number | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 2,961 Number | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 3,471 Number | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 3,926 Number | +13.1% |
| 2002 | 3,558 Number | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 3,502 Number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3,669 Number | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 3,517 Number | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 3,746 Number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3,348 Number | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 3,457 Number | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 3,454 Number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 3,060 Number | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 3,450 Number | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 3,389 Number | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 3,368 Number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,471 Number | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,500 Number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 3,452 Number | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,478 Number | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 520.83 Number | 520.83 Number | 520.83 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 1,161 Number | 670.75 Number | 1,658 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,927 Number | 1,422 Number | 2,961 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,565 Number | 3,348 Number | 3,926 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,396 Number | 3,060 Number | 3,500 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,437 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 5,437 Number compare
- 10 Italy 4,148 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 3,478 Number compare
- 13 Switzerland 3,245 Number compare
- 14 Sweden 2,833 Number compare
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,269 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 833.5 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 2,843 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 6,803 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 198,165 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Netherlands was 3,478 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 3,926 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 520.83 Number in 1979.
- How does Netherlands rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Netherlands ranks 11th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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