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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
48
Highest
9,149
Germany
Lowest
1
North Macedonia
Median
60.3
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
1,706

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 9,149 in Germany; the lowest is 1 in North Macedonia.

The median across all reporting countries is 60.3, and the mean is 795.18.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9,149.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 384.7%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 91.5%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 9,149 2012 down 53.8% rising
2 Japan 6,017 2012 down 69.9% volatile
3 United States 5,706 2012 down 80.9% volatile
4 Korea 3,092 2012 up 49.6% volatile
5 France 2,655 2012 down 57.2% rising
6 Italy 1,761 2012 down 51.3% volatile
7 United Kingdom 1,386 2012 down 71.5% rising
8 Switzerland 1,232 2012 down 48.3% rising
9 Taiwan Province of China 816.51 2012 up 183.7% volatile
10 Sweden 753.4 2012 down 60.5% volatile
11 Austria 751.95 2012 down 31.0% volatile
12 Netherlands 710.64 2012 down 78.2% volatile
13 Canada 618.5 2012 down 60.0% volatile
14 Spain 585.83 2012 down 14.2% volatile
15 Belgium 540.01 2012 down 51.4% volatile
16 Finland 483.65 2012 down 60.0% volatile
17 Denmark 451.53 2012 down 48.9% volatile
18 India 353.41 2012 up 34.0% volatile
19 Israel 193.27 2012 down 73.0% volatile
20 Poland 170.62 2012 up 286.0% volatile
21 Norway 89.87 2012 down 73.8% volatile
22 Ireland 86.64 2012 down 53.9% volatile
23 Czechia 72.3 2012 up 11.3% volatile
24 Australia 66.17 2012 down 91.5% volatile
25 Hungary 54.43 2012 down 23.9% volatile
26 Singapore 49.34 2012 down 67.6% volatile
27 Brazil 45.11 2012 down 54.7% volatile
28 Luxembourg 30.85 2012 down 42.6% volatile
29 Russian Federation 27.94 2012 down 74.1% rising
30 Slovenia 27.53 2012 down 61.6% volatile
31 Romania 27 2012 up 384.7% volatile
32 Portugal 23.5 2012 down 25.6% volatile
33 Greece 17.87 2012 down 43.1% volatile
34 Hong Kong (China) 15.98 2012 down 55.4% volatile
35 Iceland 13.58 2011 down 35.4% volatile
36 New Zealand 13.57 2012 down 90.8% volatile
37 Slovak Republic 12.9 2012 down 34.9% volatile
38 Bulgaria 11.45 2012 up 53.3% volatile
39 Mexico 11.14 2012 down 69.8% volatile
40 Liechtenstein 10.83 2012 down 54.5% rising
41 South Africa 10.48 2012 down 87.2% rising
42 Estonia 4.96 2012 up 83.9% volatile
43 Lithuania 4.54 2012 up 173.7% volatile
44 Croatia 4.3 2012 down 82.0% volatile
45 Latvia 4 2012 up 14.3% volatile
46 Malta 2.5 2012 down 28.6% volatile
47 Cyprus 1.5 2011 down 86.7% volatile
48 North Macedonia 1 2011 unchanged flat

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
54 places, 1,706 data points, 1977–2012
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