Luxembourg vs South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Luxembourg
6.28 Number
in 2012
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
120.41 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
28th
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank
30th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) currently reports 120.41 Number against 6.28 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 114.13 Number.

That makes South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)'s figure about 19.2 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 28th and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 30th of 41 countries.

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) Difference Ahead
1970s 1 Number 20.66 Number 19.66 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
1980s 1.07 Number 69.48 Number 68.41 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
1990s 2.54 Number 169.78 Number 167.24 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
2000s 5.03 Number 257.54 Number 252.51 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
2010s 7.86 Number 173.85 Number 165.99 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), at 120.41 Number against 6.28 Number 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
114.13 Number, with South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 28th and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 30th 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.

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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