Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
43,550 Number
in 2017
United Kingdom
5,437 Number
in 2017
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
8th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) over time
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 43,550 Number against 5,437 Number in United Kingdom, a difference of 38,113 Number.
That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 8.0 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 6 regions.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,583 Number | 1,661 Number | 6,922 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1980s | 16,444 Number | 3,103 Number | 13,341 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1990s | 27,762 Number | 4,122 Number | 23,639 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2000s | 45,548 Number | 5,666 Number | 39,882 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2010s | 45,700 Number | 5,449 Number | 40,251 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or United Kingdom?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 43,550 Number against 5,437 Number in United Kingdom as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom?
- 38,113 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
- How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 6 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.