Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
Euro area - 18 countries (2014): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international was 5,868 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
5,868 Number
Change on year
down 19.8%
Rank
5th
of 7 regions
All-time high
7,947 Number
in 2007
All-time low
177.17 Number
in 1977
Years of data
37
1977–2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) recorded 5,868 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in 2013.
The figure is down 19.8% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) peaked at 7,947 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 177.17 Number, in 1977.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 177.17 Number | — |
| 1978 | 607.25 Number | +242.7% |
| 1979 | 908.54 Number | +49.6% |
| 1980 | 1,172 Number | +29.0% |
| 1981 | 1,461 Number | +24.7% |
| 1982 | 1,635 Number | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 1,773 Number | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 2,069 Number | +16.7% |
| 1985 | 2,231 Number | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 2,454 Number | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 2,824 Number | +15.1% |
| 1988 | 3,010 Number | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 3,162 Number | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 2,968 Number | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 3,145 Number | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 3,058 Number | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 3,352 Number | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 3,667 Number | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 3,751 Number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4,388 Number | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 4,922 Number | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 5,380 Number | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 6,114 Number | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 6,125 Number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 6,497 Number | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 6,623 Number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 6,788 Number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 7,189 Number | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 7,812 Number | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 7,904 Number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 7,947 Number | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 7,559 Number | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 7,544 Number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 7,495 Number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 7,490 Number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 7,313 Number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 5,868 Number | -19.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 564.32 Number | 177.17 Number | 908.54 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 2,179 Number | 1,172 Number | 3,162 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,074 Number | 2,968 Number | 6,114 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,199 Number | 6,125 Number | 7,947 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,042 Number | 5,868 Number | 7,495 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
More science & technology data for Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 43,550 Number (2017)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 38,307 Number (2013)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 6,109 Number (2013)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 1,940 Number (2012)
- Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by 3,268 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 216.97 Number (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in Euro area - 18 countries (2014) was 5,868 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The highest recorded value was 7,947 Number in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- The lowest recorded value was 177.17 Number in 1977.
- How does Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th out of 7 regions with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in Euro area - 18 countries (2014)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 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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