Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in France
France: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 2,655 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in France, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in France stood at 2,655 Number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.5% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in France peaked at 7,154 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 228.38 Number, in 1977.
France ranks 7th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 228.38 Number | — |
| 1978 | 894.05 Number | +291.5% |
| 1979 | 1,566 Number | +75.1% |
| 1980 | 1,790 Number | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 2,100 Number | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 2,136 Number | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2,320 Number | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 2,384 Number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 2,655 Number | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 2,857 Number | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 3,240 Number | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 3,736 Number | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 3,983 Number | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 4,034 Number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 4,078 Number | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 3,849 Number | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 3,999 Number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 4,176 Number | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 4,351 Number | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 4,749 Number | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 5,285 Number | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 5,724 Number | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 6,148 Number | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 6,192 Number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 6,157 Number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 6,208 Number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 6,759 Number | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 7,098 Number | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 7,048 Number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7,154 Number | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 7,138 Number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,876 Number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 6,614 Number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 6,459 Number | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5,368 Number | -16.9% |
| 2012 | 2,655 Number | -50.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 2,655 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 38.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 2,655 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 48.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in France 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +291.5% | 228.38 Number | 894.05 Number |
| 1979 | +75.1% | 894.05 Number | 1,566 Number |
| 2012 | -50.5% | 5,368 Number | 2,655 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 896.09 Number | 228.38 Number | 1,566 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,720 Number | 1,790 Number | 3,983 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,639 Number | 3,849 Number | 6,148 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,724 Number | 6,157 Number | 7,154 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,827 Number | 2,655 Number | 6,459 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 5 South Korea 3,092 Number compare
- 5 South Korea 3,092 Number compare
- 8 Italy 1,761 Number compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,386 Number compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,386 Number compare
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in France?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in France was 2,655 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 7,154 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 228.38 Number in 1977.
- How does France rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- France ranks 7th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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