Lithuania vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent
Lithuania
2.5 Number
in 2012
Slovakia
2.13 Number
in 2012
Lithuania rank
29th
Slovakia rank
31st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent over time
- Lithuania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 2.5 Number against 2.13 Number in Slovakia, a difference of 0.37 Number.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.2 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Lithuania ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.09 Number | 1.19 Number | 1.1 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 1.33 Number | 2.25 Number | 0.9233 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 2 Number | 2.55 Number | 0.555 Number | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent, Lithuania or Slovakia?
- Lithuania, at 2.5 Number against 2.13 Number in Slovakia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent between Lithuania and Slovakia?
- 0.37 Number, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Slovakia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
- How do Lithuania and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Lithuania ranks 29th and Slovakia ranks 31st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.