Ile de France vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Ile de France
312.85 Number
in 2012
Switzerland
589.21 Number
in 2012
Ile de France rank
8th
Switzerland rank
8th

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

  • Ile de France
  • Switzerland
0200400600800197719942012

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 589.21 Number against 312.85 Number in Ile de France, a difference of 276.36 Number.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Ile de France's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ile de France ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 1518 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ile de France averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ile de France Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 54.82 Number 90.27 Number 35.45 Number Switzerland
1980s 177.6 Number 239.1 Number 61.5 Number Switzerland
1990s 398.6 Number 349.07 Number 49.53 Number Ile de France
2000s 552.44 Number 698.29 Number 145.85 Number Switzerland
2010s 395.03 Number 741.51 Number 346.48 Number Switzerland

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, Ile de France or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 589.21 Number against 312.85 Number in Ile de France as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Ile de France and Switzerland?
276.36 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ile de France and Switzerland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Ile de France and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Ile de France ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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