Baden-Württemberg vs United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Baden-Württemberg
478.88 Number
in 2012
United Kingdom
724.25 Number
in 2012
Baden-Württemberg rank
2nd
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Baden-Württemberg
  • United Kingdom
02505007501.0k1.2k197719942012

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 724.25 Number against 478.88 Number in Baden-Württemberg, a difference of 245.37 Number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Baden-Württemberg's.

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

Baden-Württemberg ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1518 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Baden-Württemberg United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 52.92 Number 153.65 Number 100.74 Number United Kingdom
1980s 192.82 Number 455.29 Number 262.46 Number United Kingdom
1990s 337.26 Number 778.85 Number 441.59 Number United Kingdom
2000s 646.2 Number 1,195 Number 548.3 Number United Kingdom
2010s 601.99 Number 982.78 Number 380.79 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, Baden-Württemberg or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 724.25 Number against 478.88 Number in Baden-Württemberg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Baden-Württemberg and United Kingdom?
245.37 Number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Baden-Württemberg and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Baden-Württemberg and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Baden-Württemberg ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1518 regions.
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.

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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