Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in China except Hong Kong
China except Hong Kong: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international was 502.02 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in China except Hong Kong, 1981–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in China except Hong Kong is 502.02 Number, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.6% on the previous year and up 259.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in China except Hong Kong peaked at 502.02 Number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.24 Number, in 1981.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in China except Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.24 Number | — |
| 1984 | 0.44 Number | +83.3% |
| 1985 | 5.63 Number | +1179.5% |
| 1986 | 2.2 Number | -60.9% |
| 1987 | 5.7 Number | +159.1% |
| 1988 | 6.53 Number | +14.6% |
| 1989 | 3.72 Number | -43.0% |
| 1990 | 7.79 Number | +109.4% |
| 1991 | 7.78 Number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.07 Number | -60.5% |
| 1993 | 11 Number | +258.3% |
| 1994 | 6.71 Number | -39.0% |
| 1995 | 6.75 Number | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.35 Number | +171.9% |
| 1997 | 22.42 Number | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 28.01 Number | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 48.26 Number | +72.3% |
| 2000 | 73.29 Number | +51.9% |
| 2001 | 89.28 Number | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 125.49 Number | +40.6% |
| 2003 | 139.67 Number | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 140.31 Number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 240.98 Number | +71.7% |
| 2006 | 226.55 Number | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 245.55 Number | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 243.09 Number | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 344.27 Number | +41.6% |
| 2010 | 390.97 Number | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 428.95 Number | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 466.63 Number | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 502.02 Number | +7.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in China except Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +1179.5% | 0.44 Number | 5.63 Number |
| 1993 | +258.3% | 3.07 Number | 11 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.49 Number | 0.24 Number | 6.53 Number | 7 |
| 1990s | 16.01 Number | 3.07 Number | 48.26 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.85 Number | 73.29 Number | 344.27 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 447.14 Number | 390.97 Number | 502.02 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near China except Hong Kong
- 3 Germany 2,375 Number compare
- 4 Japan 1,578 Number compare
- 5 France 1,048 Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom 847.34 Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom 847.34 Number compare
- 8 Italy 738.34 Number compare
- 9 Netherlands 621.02 Number compare
- 9 Netherlands 621.02 Number compare
More science & technology data for China except Hong Kong
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- GERD by sector of performance and type of R&D 466,475 Million euro (2024)
- GERD by sector of performance and fields of R&D 466,475 Million euro (2024)
- R&D personnel by sector of performance, professional position and sex 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, fields of R&D 5.23 million Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2020)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 7,497 Number (2014)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 4,185 Number (2013)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 2,170 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional 1,055 Number (2012)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 443.19 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in China except Hong Kong?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in China except Hong Kong was 502.02 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in China except Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 502.02 Number in 2013.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in China except Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 Number in 1981.
- How does China except Hong Kong rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- China except Hong Kong ranks 6th out of 7 regions with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in China except Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is up 259.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China except Hong Kong data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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