Austria vs Taiwan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional

Austria
751.95 Number
in 2012
Taiwan
816.51 Number
in 2012
Austria rank
14th
Taiwan rank
12th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time

  • Austria
  • Taiwan
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 816.51 Number against 751.95 Number in Austria, a difference of 64.56 Number.

That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.1 times Austria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 14th and Taiwan ranks 12th of 61 countries.

Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Taiwan Difference Ahead
1970s 161.85 Number 0.6665 Number 161.19 Number Austria
1980s 375.1 Number 6.51 Number 368.59 Number Austria
1990s 600.16 Number 48.25 Number 551.91 Number Austria
2000s 1,213 Number 483.75 Number 729.36 Number Austria
2010s 1,147 Number 949.19 Number 198.2 Number Austria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Austria or Taiwan?
Taiwan, at 816.51 Number against 751.95 Number in Austria as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Austria and Taiwan?
64.56 Number, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Taiwan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Austria and Taiwan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Austria ranks 14th and Taiwan ranks 12th of 61 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed