Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera vs United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
2,595 Number
in 2012
United Kingdom
4,247 Number
in 2012
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 4,247 Number against 2,595 Number in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera, a difference of 1,652 Number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1634 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 534.14 Number 1,071 Number 537.3 Number United Kingdom
1980s 1,397 Number 3,103 Number 1,705 Number United Kingdom
1990s 1,861 Number 4,122 Number 2,261 Number United Kingdom
2000s 2,951 Number 5,647 Number 2,696 Number United Kingdom
2010s 3,023 Number 4,971 Number 1,948 Number United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 4,247 Number against 2,595 Number in Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera and United Kingdom?
1,652 Number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1634 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (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 NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed