Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 regions

Question for written answer
to the Commission
Rule 130
Alfred Sant (S&D)

Subject: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 regions
Can the Commission give by priority year the number of Patent Applications submitted to the European Patent Office by NUTS levels 2 and 3 island regions for the years 2003 to 2015? What was the number of applications related to Information and communication technology?