High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) was 6,109 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2013, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) stood at 6,109 Number.
That represents a change of down 19.7% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 9,729 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 94 Number, in 1977.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 94 Number | — |
| 1978 | 494.62 Number | +426.2% |
| 1979 | 949.65 Number | +92.0% |
| 1980 | 1,118 Number | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 1,152 Number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1,304 Number | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 1,460 Number | +12.0% |
| 1984 | 1,630 Number | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 1,822 Number | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 2,040 Number | +12.0% |
| 1987 | 2,254 Number | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 2,514 Number | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 2,709 Number | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 2,746 Number | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 2,753 Number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2,913 Number | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2,981 Number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3,383 Number | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 3,672 Number | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 4,594 Number | +25.1% |
| 1997 | 5,722 Number | +24.6% |
| 1998 | 6,856 Number | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 8,318 Number | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 9,115 Number | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 9,729 Number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 9,269 Number | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 8,605 Number | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 8,652 Number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 8,350 Number | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 8,191 Number | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 8,168 Number | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7,913 Number | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 7,827 Number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 7,577 Number | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 7,701 Number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 7,604 Number | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 6,109 Number | -19.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +426.2% | 94 Number | 494.62 Number |
| 1979 | +92.0% | 494.62 Number | 949.65 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 512.76 Number | 94 Number | 949.65 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,800 Number | 1,118 Number | 2,709 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,394 Number | 2,746 Number | 8,318 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,582 Number | 7,827 Number | 9,729 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,248 Number | 6,109 Number | 7,701 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 3 Japan 4,051 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 2,410 Number compare
- 4 South Korea 2,410 Number compare
- 6 Germany 2,271 Number compare
- 7 France 1,701 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1,007 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1,007 Number compare
More science & technology data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 43,550 Number (2017)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 38,307 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 5,868 Number (2013)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 1,940 Number (2012)
- Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 3,268 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 216.97 Number (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 6,109 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 9,729 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94 Number in 1977.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th out of 7 regions with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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