Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Malta
Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 6.63 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
6.63 Number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
48th
of 48 countries
All-time high
11.25 Number
in 2005
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 2011
Years of data
21
1993–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in Malta, 1993–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Malta recorded 6.63 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta peaked at 11.25 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2011.
Malta ranks 48th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 Number | 1 Number | 5 Number | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.14 Number | 3.25 Number | 11.25 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.99 Number | 0.33 Number | 7.43 Number | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in Malta was 6.63 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 11.25 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2011.
- How does Malta rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Malta ranks 48th out of 48 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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