Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) was 43,550 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
43,550 Number
Change on year
down 2.9%
Rank
5th
of 6 regions
All-time high
48,424 Number
in 2006
All-time low
8,583 Number
in 1979
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2017, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) stood at 43,550 Number.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 48,424 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,583 Number, in 1979.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 8,583 Number | — |
| 1980 | 10,486 Number | +22.2% |
| 1981 | 11,704 Number | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 12,289 Number | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 14,065 Number | +14.4% |
| 1984 | 15,448 Number | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 16,920 Number | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 17,916 Number | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 20,430 Number | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 22,140 Number | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 23,042 Number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 22,032 Number | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 22,017 Number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21,976 Number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 22,842 Number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 24,038 Number | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 25,209 Number | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 29,438 Number | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 33,392 Number | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 36,688 Number | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 39,986 Number | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 42,178 Number | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 42,470 Number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 42,595 Number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 43,795 Number | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 46,134 Number | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 47,541 Number | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 48,424 Number | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 48,309 Number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 47,051 Number | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 46,986 Number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 46,656 Number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 46,985 Number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 46,130 Number | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 45,845 Number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 45,575 Number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 46,011 Number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 44,851 Number | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 43,550 Number | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,583 Number | 8,583 Number | 8,583 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 16,444 Number | 10,486 Number | 23,042 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,762 Number | 21,976 Number | 39,986 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 45,548 Number | 42,178 Number | 48,424 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 45,700 Number | 43,550 Number | 46,985 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 3 Japan 21,380 Number compare
- 4 Germany 18,882 Number compare
- 5 France 9,503 Number compare
- 6 South Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 6 South Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 5,437 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom 5,437 Number compare
More science & technology data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- 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)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 6,109 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 patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 43,550 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 48,424 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,583 Number in 1979.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th out of 6 regions with data for 2017.
- Is 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 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 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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