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

Bayern
453.63 Number
in 2012
United Kingdom
724.25 Number
in 2012
Bayern rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Bayern
  • United Kingdom
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 724.25 Number against 453.63 Number in Bayern, a difference of 270.62 Number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.6 times Bayern's.

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

Bayern ranks 4th 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 Bayern United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 51.63 Number 153.65 Number 102.02 Number United Kingdom
1980s 187.46 Number 455.29 Number 267.83 Number United Kingdom
1990s 302.51 Number 778.85 Number 476.34 Number United Kingdom
2000s 559.2 Number 1,195 Number 635.31 Number United Kingdom
2010s 555.73 Number 982.78 Number 427.05 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, Bayern or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 724.25 Number against 453.63 Number in Bayern as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Bayern and United Kingdom?
270.62 Number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bayern and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Bayern and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bayern ranks 4th 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