Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Taiwan
Taiwan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional was 816.51 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional in Taiwan, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Taiwan recorded 816.51 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in 2012.
The figure is down 19.4% on the previous year and up 183.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Taiwan peaked at 1,018 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.333 Number, in 1979.
That places Taiwan 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 1 Number | — |
| 1979 | 0.333 Number | -66.7% |
| 1980 | 2 Number | +500.6% |
| 1981 | 2.83 Number | +41.7% |
| 1982 | 3.33 Number | +17.6% |
| 1983 | 1 Number | -70.0% |
| 1984 | 3.5 Number | +250.0% |
| 1985 | 3 Number | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 5.5 Number | +83.3% |
| 1987 | 5.7 Number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 12.58 Number | +120.8% |
| 1989 | 25.67 Number | +104.0% |
| 1990 | 20.17 Number | -21.4% |
| 1991 | 24.57 Number | +21.8% |
| 1992 | 31.9 Number | +29.9% |
| 1993 | 30.52 Number | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 41.27 Number | +35.2% |
| 1995 | 40.4 Number | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 51.88 Number | +28.4% |
| 1997 | 55.16 Number | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 78.5 Number | +42.3% |
| 1999 | 108.12 Number | +37.7% |
| 2000 | 119.85 Number | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 213.47 Number | +78.1% |
| 2002 | 287.78 Number | +34.8% |
| 2003 | 310.63 Number | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 395.58 Number | +27.3% |
| 2005 | 515.45 Number | +30.3% |
| 2006 | 571.13 Number | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 724.58 Number | +26.9% |
| 2008 | 753.61 Number | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 945.41 Number | +25.5% |
| 2010 | 1,018 Number | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 1,013 Number | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 816.51 Number | -19.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +500.6% | 0.333 Number | 2 Number |
| 1984 | +250.0% | 1 Number | 3.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6665 Number | 0.333 Number | 1 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.51 Number | 1 Number | 25.67 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.25 Number | 20.17 Number | 108.12 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 483.75 Number | 119.85 Number | 945.41 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 949.19 Number | 816.51 Number | 1,018 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Taiwan
- 9 United Kingdom 1,386 Number compare
- 9 United Kingdom 1,386 Number compare
- 11 Switzerland 1,232 Number compare
- 13 Sweden 753.4 Number compare
- 14 Austria 751.95 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 710.64 Number compare
- 15 Netherlands 710.64 Number compare
More science & technology data for Taiwan
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 1,488 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 343 Patents (2022)
- Patents - technology diffusion 55,572 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent applications 1,488 Patents (2023)
- Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants 343 Patents (2022)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 1,276 Number (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Taiwan?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional in Taiwan was 816.51 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,018 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 Number in 1979.
- How does Taiwan rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Taiwan ranks 12th out of 61 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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