High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India
India: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 249.99 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India, 1979–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
India recorded 249.99 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2013.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in India peaked at 313.27 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.67 Number, in 1979.
That places India 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.67 Number | 0.67 Number | 0.67 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.66 Number | 0.92 Number | 6.73 Number | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.32 Number | 2.39 Number | 24.88 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 112.58 Number | 39.08 Number | 192.46 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 279.62 Number | 249.99 Number | 313.27 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in India?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year in India was 249.99 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 313.27 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 Number in 1979.
- How does India rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- India ranks 17th out of 48 countries with data for 2013.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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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