Bulgaria vs Luxembourg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Bulgaria
6.22 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg
6.28 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
29th
Luxembourg rank
28th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Bulgaria
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6.28 Number against 6.22 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.06 Number.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Luxembourg ranks 28th of 41 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.31 Number | 1.08 Number | 2.23 Number | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 1.63 Number | 2.79 Number | 1.16 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3.66 Number | 5.03 Number | 1.36 Number | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 5.56 Number | 7.86 Number | 2.29 Number | Luxembourg |
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, Bulgaria or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 6.28 Number against 6.22 Number in Bulgaria as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 0.06 Number, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Luxembourg?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Luxembourg rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Luxembourg ranks 28th 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.