Nordrhein-Westfalen vs United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Nordrhein-Westfalen
473.4
in 2012
United Kingdom
724.25
in 2012
Nordrhein-Westfalen rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
3rd

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

  • Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • United Kingdom
02505007501.0k1.2k197719942012

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 724.25 against 473.4 in Nordrhein-Westfalen, a difference of 250.85.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.5 times Nordrhein-Westfalen's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1501 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nordrhein-Westfalen United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 98.77 153.65 54.88 United Kingdom
1980s 233.95 455.29 221.34 United Kingdom
1990s 355.09 778.85 423.76 United Kingdom
2000s 633.38 1,195 561.12 United Kingdom
2010s 564.99 982.78 417.79 United Kingdom

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, Nordrhein-Westfalen or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 724.25 against 473.4 in Nordrhein-Westfalen as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Nordrhein-Westfalen and United Kingdom?
250.85, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nordrhein-Westfalen and United Kingdom?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Nordrhein-Westfalen and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 3rd of 1501 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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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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