Luxembourg vs Nordwestschweiz: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Nordwestschweiz
145.82
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Nordwestschweiz rank
22nd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Nordwestschweiz
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Nordwestschweiz currently reports 145.82 against 6.28 in Luxembourg, a difference of 139.54.

That makes Nordwestschweiz's figure about 23.2 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Nordwestschweiz has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Nordwestschweiz ranks 22nd of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Nordwestschweiz Difference Ahead
1970s 1 50.04 49.04 Nordwestschweiz
1980s 1.07 60.21 59.15 Nordwestschweiz
1990s 2.54 66.92 64.38 Nordwestschweiz
2000s 5.03 147.23 142.21 Nordwestschweiz
2010s 7.86 172.3 164.44 Nordwestschweiz

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, Luxembourg or Nordwestschweiz?
Nordwestschweiz, at 145.82 against 6.28 in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Nordwestschweiz?
139.54, with Nordwestschweiz ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Nordwestschweiz?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Nordwestschweiz rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Nordwestschweiz ranks 22nd of 31 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.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
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