Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year was 5,437 Number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
5,437 Number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
8th
of 60 countries
All-time high
6,083 Number
in 2000
All-time low
1,661 Number
in 1979
Years of data
39
1979–2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in United Kingdom, 1979–2017
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year in United Kingdom is 5,437 Number, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year in United Kingdom peaked at 6,083 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,661 Number, in 1979.
That places United Kingdom 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1,661 Number | — |
| 1980 | 2,071 Number | +24.7% |
| 1981 | 2,431 Number | +17.4% |
| 1982 | 2,597 Number | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 2,870 Number | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 2,927 Number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 3,210 Number | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 3,517 Number | +9.5% |
| 1987 | 3,541 Number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 4,006 Number | +13.1% |
| 1989 | 3,857 Number | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 3,562 Number | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 3,455 Number | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 3,429 Number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 3,489 Number | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 3,668 Number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 3,817 Number | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 4,219 Number | +10.5% |
| 1997 | 4,591 Number | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 5,198 Number | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 5,796 Number | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 6,083 Number | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 5,684 Number | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 5,644 Number | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5,674 Number | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 5,625 Number | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 5,672 Number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5,808 Number | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 5,631 Number | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 5,391 Number | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 5,448 Number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5,353 Number | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 5,435 Number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 5,389 Number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,369 Number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 5,375 Number | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,692 Number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 5,543 Number | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 5,437 Number | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,661 Number | 1,661 Number | 1,661 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 3,103 Number | 2,071 Number | 4,006 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,122 Number | 3,429 Number | 5,796 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,666 Number | 5,391 Number | 6,083 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,449 Number | 5,353 Number | 5,692 Number | 8 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 France 9,503 Number compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 6 South Korea 6,423 Number compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5,437 Number compare
- 10 Italy 4,148 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 3,478 Number compare
- 11 Netherlands 3,478 Number compare
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- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,653 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 667.92 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
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- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year in United Kingdom?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year in United Kingdom was 5,437 Number in 2017, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 6,083 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,661 Number in 1979.
- How does United Kingdom rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 60 countries with data for 2017.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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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