Belgium vs Lombardia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Belgium
195.12 Number
in 2012
Lombardia
201.15 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Lombardia rank
15th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Belgium
- Lombardia
How they compare
Lombardia currently reports 201.15 Number against 195.12 Number in Belgium, a difference of 6.03 Number.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Lombardia ranks 15th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Lombardia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Lombardia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.35 Number | 9.3 Number | 8.05 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 63.55 Number | 92.15 Number | 28.59 Number | Lombardia |
| 1990s | 128.25 Number | 164.64 Number | 36.39 Number | Lombardia |
| 2000s | 242.79 Number | 285.95 Number | 43.16 Number | Lombardia |
| 2010s | 234.14 Number | 241.33 Number | 7.2 Number | Lombardia |
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, Belgium or Lombardia?
- Lombardia, at 201.15 Number against 195.12 Number in Belgium as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Belgium and Lombardia?
- 6.03 Number, with Lombardia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Lombardia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Lombardia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Lombardia ranks 15th 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.