Cyprus vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Cyprus
0.55 Number
in 2013
Slovakia
2.06 Number
in 2013
Cyprus rank
60th
Slovakia rank
57th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Cyprus
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.06 Number against 0.55 Number in Cyprus, a difference of 1.51 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 3.7 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 60th and Slovakia ranks 57th of 60 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 Number | 2.38 Number | 1.11 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 2.53 Number | 3.16 Number | 0.634 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.54 Number | 4.52 Number | 2.97 Number | Slovakia |
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, Cyprus or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.06 Number against 0.55 Number in Cyprus as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Cyprus and Slovakia?
- 1.51 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Slovakia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2013.
- How do Cyprus and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Cyprus ranks 60th and Slovakia ranks 57th 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.