Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia
Croatia: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country was 8.5 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia, 1986–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia is 8.5 Number, measured in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia peaked at 30.5 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1986.
Croatia ranks 59th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 Number | — |
| 1990 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4 Number | +300.0% |
| 1993 | 10 Number | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 10.67 Number | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 13.5 Number | +26.5% |
| 1996 | 9.9 Number | -26.7% |
| 1997 | 13.39 Number | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 15 Number | +12.0% |
| 1999 | 15 Number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16.33 Number | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 14.75 Number | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 30 Number | +103.4% |
| 2003 | 30.5 Number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 26 Number | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 30.5 Number | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 26.17 Number | -14.2% |
| 2007 | 23 Number | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 12 Number | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 13.5 Number | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 18.33 Number | +35.8% |
| 2011 | 10.7 Number | -41.6% |
| 2012 | 13 Number | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5 Number | -34.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +300.0% | 1 Number | 4 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1990s | 10.27 Number | 1 Number | 15 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.27 Number | 12 Number | 30.5 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.63 Number | 8.5 Number | 18.33 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 47.67 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 7 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 912.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 188 Patents (2023)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 16,550 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia?
- Co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country in Croatia was 8.5 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5 Number in 2003.
- What is the lowest co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1986.
- How does Croatia rank for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
- Croatia ranks 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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