Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in France
France: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international was 1,048 Number in 2013. ▲ Rising
Latest (2013)
1,048 Number
Change on year
down 22.2%
World rank
5th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1,498 Number
in 2006
All-time low
28.81 Number
in 1977
Years of data
37
1977–2013
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international in France, 1977–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
France recorded 1,048 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in 2013.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in France peaked at 1,498 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.81 Number, in 1977.
France ranks 5th of 60 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in France, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 28.81 Number | — |
| 1978 | 122.67 Number | +325.8% |
| 1979 | 197.51 Number | +61.0% |
| 1980 | 253.21 Number | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 359.28 Number | +41.9% |
| 1982 | 397.29 Number | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 388.11 Number | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 433.69 Number | +11.7% |
| 1985 | 507.86 Number | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 516.97 Number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 616.23 Number | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 694.53 Number | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 761.32 Number | +9.6% |
| 1990 | 707.36 Number | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 788.84 Number | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 727.85 Number | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 874.98 Number | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 935.29 Number | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 957.5 Number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,084 Number | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 1,142 Number | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 1,337 Number | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1,362 Number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,346 Number | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 1,398 Number | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 1,412 Number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,427 Number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,486 Number | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 1,424 Number | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,498 Number | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 1,429 Number | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 1,473 Number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 1,417 Number | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 1,351 Number | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,325 Number | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1,346 Number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 1,048 Number | -22.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,048 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.06 Number, 19.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- France's 1,048 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.44 Number, 28.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international in France 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 | +325.8% | 28.81 Number | 122.67 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.33 Number | 28.81 Number | 197.51 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 492.85 Number | 253.21 Number | 761.32 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 991.62 Number | 707.36 Number | 1,362 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,431 Number | 1,346 Number | 1,498 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,267 Number | 1,048 Number | 1,351 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 3 Germany 2,375 Number compare
- 4 Japan 1,578 Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom 847.34 Number compare
- 6 United Kingdom 847.34 Number compare
- 8 Italy 738.34 Number compare
More science & technology data for France
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.69 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.13 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 77.53 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 143.85 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6356 % change on previous year (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.8809 % change on previous year (2023)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,378 (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 62,180 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in France?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by international in France was 1,048 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,498 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by international recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.81 Number in 1977.
- How does France rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- France ranks 5th out of 60 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by international rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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