Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia

Australia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 840.84 Number in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
840.84 Number
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
20th
of 48 countries
All-time high
1,156 Number
in 2004
All-time low
167.25 Number
in 1979
Years of data
36
1979–2014

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Australia, 1979–2014

2004006008001.0k1.2k1979199620141979: 167.2 Number1980: 239.3 Number1981: 273.3 Number1982: 284.3 Number1983: 372.3 Number1984: 420.7 Number1985: 475.7 Number1986: 397.2 Number1987: 360.6 Number1988: 343.7 Number1989: 358.3 Number1990: 365.5 Number1991: 396.9 Number1992: 386.2 Number1993: 433.4 Number1994: 451.7 Number1995: 505.7 Number1996: 467.2 Number1997: 643.1 Number1998: 694.5 Number1999: 968.8 Number2000: 1.0k Number2001: 980.9 Number2002: 1.0k Number2003: 1.1k Number2004: 1.2k Number2005: 1.1k Number2006: 1.0k Number2007: 942.6 Number2008: 920.1 Number2009: 916.3 Number2010: 822 Number2011: 871.5 Number2012: 856.2 Number2013: 836.1 Number2014: 840.8 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Australia recorded 840.84 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2014.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 27.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia peaked at 1,156 Number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 167.25 Number, in 1979.

That places Australia 20th out of 48 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 167.25 Number 167.25 Number 167.25 Number 1
1980s 352.55 Number 239.33 Number 475.67 Number 10
1990s 531.29 Number 365.47 Number 968.84 Number 10
2000s 1,025 Number 916.28 Number 1,156 Number 10
2010s 845.33 Number 822.01 Number 871.52 Number 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 17 India 1,319 Number compare
  2. 18 Finland 1,297 Number compare
  3. 19 Taiwan 1,276 Number compare
  4. 21 Poland 686.64 Number compare
  5. 22 Norway 488.97 Number compare
  6. 23 Türkiye 483.68 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Australia was 840.84 Number in 2014, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 1,156 Number in 2004.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 167.25 Number in 1979.
How does Australia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
Australia ranks 20th out of 48 countries with data for 2014.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,866 data points, 1978–2017
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