Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Switzerland
Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 1,232 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Switzerland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1,232 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.1% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Switzerland peaked at 2,951 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 145.73 Number, in 1977.
Switzerland ranks 11th of 61 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 145.73 Number | — |
| 1978 | 473.41 Number | +224.9% |
| 1979 | 754.7 Number | +59.4% |
| 1980 | 863.07 Number | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 964.92 Number | +11.8% |
| 1982 | 1,011 Number | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 1,108 Number | +9.6% |
| 1984 | 1,211 Number | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 1,228 Number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,212 Number | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,420 Number | +17.2% |
| 1988 | 1,471 Number | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 1,532 Number | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1,431 Number | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 1,373 Number | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1,457 Number | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 1,416 Number | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,488 Number | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 1,473 Number | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 1,649 Number | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 1,850 Number | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 2,070 Number | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 2,158 Number | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,395 Number | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 2,464 Number | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 2,380 Number | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,442 Number | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 2,746 Number | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 2,854 Number | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 2,878 Number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,919 Number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 2,811 Number | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 2,787 Number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2,951 Number | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 2,419 Number | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 1,232 Number | -49.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1,232 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 69.23 Number, 17.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1,232 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54.43 Number, 22.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Switzerland 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 | +224.9% | 145.73 Number | 473.41 Number |
| 1979 | +59.4% | 473.41 Number | 754.7 Number |
| 2012 | -49.1% | 2,419 Number | 1,232 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 457.95 Number | 145.73 Number | 754.7 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,202 Number | 863.07 Number | 1,532 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,637 Number | 1,373 Number | 2,158 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,668 Number | 2,380 Number | 2,919 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,200 Number | 1,232 Number | 2,951 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Switzerland?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Switzerland was 1,232 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,951 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.73 Number in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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