Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India
India: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 1,319 Number in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India, 1980–2014
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year in India is 1,319 Number, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 6.8% on the previous year and up 151.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in India peaked at 1,319 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.98 Number, in 1982.
That places India 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 12.58 Number | — |
| 1981 | 8.16 Number | -35.1% |
| 1982 | 2.98 Number | -63.5% |
| 1983 | 9.71 Number | +225.8% |
| 1984 | 12.78 Number | +31.6% |
| 1985 | 12.99 Number | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 15.63 Number | +20.3% |
| 1987 | 10.81 Number | -30.8% |
| 1988 | 22.69 Number | +109.9% |
| 1989 | 24.62 Number | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 24.93 Number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 17.39 Number | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 24.01 Number | +38.1% |
| 1993 | 25.7 Number | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 19.38 Number | -24.6% |
| 1995 | 31.02 Number | +60.1% |
| 1996 | 53.45 Number | +72.3% |
| 1997 | 67.15 Number | +25.6% |
| 1998 | 118.03 Number | +75.8% |
| 1999 | 145.1 Number | +22.9% |
| 2000 | 180.99 Number | +24.7% |
| 2001 | 277.96 Number | +53.6% |
| 2002 | 451.77 Number | +62.5% |
| 2003 | 515.14 Number | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 524.43 Number | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 588.83 Number | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 569.98 Number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 625.18 Number | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 708.37 Number | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 824.2 Number | +16.4% |
| 2010 | 983.24 Number | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 1,107 Number | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 1,132 Number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1,235 Number | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 1,319 Number | +6.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +225.8% | 2.98 Number | 9.71 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3 Number | 2.98 Number | 24.62 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.62 Number | 17.39 Number | 145.1 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 526.69 Number | 180.99 Number | 824.2 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,155 Number | 983.24 Number | 1,319 Number | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in India?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in India was 1,319 Number in 2014, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,319 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.98 Number in 1982.
- How does India rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- India ranks 21st out of 60 countries with data for 2014.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.5%. 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 Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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