Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia
Serbia: Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors was 13 Number in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia is 13 Number, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 35.0% on the previous year and up 225.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia peaked at 20 Number in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 2016.
That places Serbia 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 4 Number | — |
| 2010 | 8 Number | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 6 Number | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 5 Number | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 11 Number | +120.0% |
| 2014 | 11 Number | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4 Number | -63.6% |
| 2016 | 1 Number | -75.0% |
| 2017 | 10 Number | +900.0% |
| 2018 | 9 Number | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 9 Number | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 Number | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 20 Number | +150.0% |
| 2022 | 13 Number | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 14 Number | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 20 Number | +42.9% |
| 2025 | 13 Number | -35.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +900.0% | 1 Number | 10 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 Number | 4 Number | 4 Number | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.4 Number | 1 Number | 11 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.67 Number | 8 Number | 20 Number | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia?
- Patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors in Serbia was 13 Number in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 20 Number in 2021.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is patent applications to the epo by country of applicants and inventors rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 225.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by country of applicants and inventors (2004 and onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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