United Kingdom vs Zuid-Nederland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

United Kingdom
724.25 Number
in 2012
Zuid-Nederland
396.21 Number
in 2012
United Kingdom rank
3rd
Zuid-Nederland rank
5th

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

  • United Kingdom
  • Zuid-Nederland
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 724.25 Number against 396.21 Number in Zuid-Nederland, a difference of 328.04 Number.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.8 times Zuid-Nederland's.

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

United Kingdom ranks 3rd and Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom Zuid-Nederland Difference Ahead
1970s 153.65 Number 8.54 Number 145.12 Number United Kingdom
1980s 455.29 Number 40.67 Number 414.62 Number United Kingdom
1990s 778.85 Number 84.39 Number 694.46 Number United Kingdom
2000s 1,195 Number 226.16 Number 968.34 Number United Kingdom
2010s 982.78 Number 411.24 Number 571.54 Number 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, United Kingdom or Zuid-Nederland?
United Kingdom, at 724.25 Number against 396.21 Number in Zuid-Nederland as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between United Kingdom and Zuid-Nederland?
328.04 Number, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and Zuid-Nederland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do United Kingdom and Zuid-Nederland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
United Kingdom ranks 3rd and Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th 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