Austria vs Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Austria
251.98 Number
in 2012
Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)
213.96 Number
in 2012
Austria rank
11th
Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) rank
13th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time

  • Austria
  • Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Austria currently reports 251.98 Number against 213.96 Number in Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013), a difference of 38.02 Number.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.2 times Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)'s.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) ahead.

Austria ranks 11th and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) ranks 13th of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) Difference Ahead
1970s 19.35 Number 13.81 Number 5.54 Number Austria
1980s 84.84 Number 63.55 Number 21.29 Number Austria
1990s 122.77 Number 174.2 Number 51.44 Number Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)
2000s 227.84 Number 247.73 Number 19.89 Number Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)
2010s 270.31 Number 249.38 Number 20.93 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 nuts 3 region, Austria or Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)?
Austria, at 251.98 Number against 213.96 Number in Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Austria and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)?
38.02 Number, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Austria and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Austria ranks 11th and Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013) ranks 13th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Austria vs Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 09 November 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/austria/rhone-alpes-nuts-2013/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/austria/rhone-alpes-nuts-2013/">Austria vs Rhône-Alpes (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,559 places, 41,187 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed