Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 10.83 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
10.83 Number
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
49th
of 61 countries
All-time high
37.87 Number
in 2010
All-time low
1.25 Number
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Liechtenstein, 1978–2012

0102030401978199520121978: 1.2 Number1979: 9.8 Number1980: 6 Number1981: 9.2 Number1982: 9.2 Number1983: 11.8 Number1984: 12.1 Number1985: 15.7 Number1986: 23.4 Number1987: 12.5 Number1988: 14.8 Number1989: 17.8 Number1990: 14.2 Number1991: 21.8 Number1992: 10.8 Number1993: 11.3 Number1994: 18.6 Number1995: 13.3 Number1996: 26.1 Number1997: 17.9 Number1998: 34.7 Number1999: 20 Number2000: 21.8 Number2001: 22.2 Number2002: 23.8 Number2003: 23.4 Number2004: 20.3 Number2005: 22.4 Number2006: 23.2 Number2007: 28.4 Number2008: 34.1 Number2009: 23.8 Number2010: 37.9 Number2011: 21.7 Number2012: 10.8 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Liechtenstein stood at 10.83 Number.

That represents a change of down 50.0% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Liechtenstein peaked at 37.87 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.25 Number, in 1978.

That places Liechtenstein 49th out of 61 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Liechtenstein, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012) in Liechtenstein, 1978 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1978 1.25 Number —
1979 9.83 Number +686.6%
1980 6 Number -39.0%
1981 9.17 Number +52.8%
1982 9.25 Number +0.9%
1983 11.83 Number +27.9%
1984 12.08 Number +2.1%
1985 15.65 Number +29.5%
1986 23.42 Number +49.6%
1987 12.5 Number -46.6%
1988 14.77 Number +18.1%
1989 17.83 Number +20.8%
1990 14.25 Number -20.1%
1991 21.83 Number +53.2%
1992 10.75 Number -50.8%
1993 11.28 Number +5.0%
1994 18.62 Number +65.0%
1995 13.32 Number -28.5%
1996 26.09 Number +95.9%
1997 17.92 Number -31.3%
1998 34.66 Number +93.5%
1999 19.98 Number -42.3%
2000 21.78 Number +9.0%
2001 22.25 Number +2.1%
2002 23.82 Number +7.1%
2003 23.38 Number -1.8%
2004 20.31 Number -13.2%
2005 22.41 Number +10.4%
2006 23.23 Number +3.7%
2007 28.45 Number +22.4%
2008 34.13 Number +20.0%
2009 23.78 Number -30.3%
2010 37.87 Number +59.2%
2011 21.67 Number -42.8%
2012 10.83 Number -50.0%

Liechtenstein compared with similar countries

  • Liechtenstein's 10.83 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 16% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Liechtenstein's 10.83 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 20% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Liechtenstein 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.

YearChange FromTo
1979 +686.6% 1.25 Number 9.83 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.54 Number 1.25 Number 9.83 Number 2
1980s 13.25 Number 6 Number 23.42 Number 10
1990s 18.87 Number 10.75 Number 34.66 Number 10
2000s 24.35 Number 20.31 Number 34.13 Number 10
2010s 23.46 Number 10.83 Number 37.87 Number 3

Countries ranked near Liechtenstein

  1. 47 Bulgaria 11.45 Number compare
  2. 48 Mexico 11.14 Number compare
  3. 50 South Africa 10.48 Number compare
  4. 51 Estonia 4.96 Number compare
  5. 51 Estonia 4.96 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Liechtenstein?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Liechtenstein was 10.83 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Liechtenstein?
The highest recorded value was 37.87 Number in 2010.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Liechtenstein?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 Number in 1978.
How does Liechtenstein rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Liechtenstein ranks 49th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liechtenstein 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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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
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Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
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