Bulgaria vs Liechtenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
Bulgaria
8.32 Number
in 2013
Liechtenstein
8.38 Number
in 2013
Bulgaria rank
49th
Liechtenstein rank
48th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- Bulgaria
- Liechtenstein
How they compare
Liechtenstein currently reports 8.38 Number against 8.32 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 Number.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Liechtenstein ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 49th and Liechtenstein ranks 48th of 60 countries.
Liechtenstein has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Liechtenstein | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.74 Number | 3.44 Number | 0.7 Number | Liechtenstein |
| 1990s | 1.63 Number | 4.59 Number | 2.96 Number | Liechtenstein |
| 2000s | 3.66 Number | 6.95 Number | 3.29 Number | Liechtenstein |
| 2010s | 6.2 Number | 6.27 Number | 0.075 Number | Liechtenstein |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by international, Bulgaria or Liechtenstein?
- Liechtenstein, at 8.38 Number against 8.32 Number in Bulgaria as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?
- 0.06 Number, with Liechtenstein ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Liechtenstein?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2013.
- How do Bulgaria and Liechtenstein rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Bulgaria ranks 49th and Liechtenstein ranks 48th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.