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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
31
Highest
18,503
Germany
Lowest
2.5
Cyprus
Median
183.49
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
49,665

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 18,503 in Germany; the lowest is 2.5 in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 183.49, and the mean is 1,596.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 7,401.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Lithuania (up 877.1%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 78.7%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 18,503 2012 down 15.4% rising
2 France 6,996 2012 down 6.1% rising
3 United Kingdom 4,247 2012 down 24.7% rising
4 Italy 3,576 2012 down 15.5% volatile
5 Netherlands 2,644 2012 down 25.6% volatile
6 Switzerland 2,643 2012 down 0.8% rising
7 Sweden 2,346 2012 up 13.7% volatile
8 Austria 1,605 2012 up 24.4% volatile
9 Finland 1,331 2012 up 3.1% volatile
10 Spain 1,281 2012 up 36.9% volatile
11 Belgium 1,279 2012 down 4.3% volatile
12 Denmark 1,041 2012 up 7.8% volatile
13 Poland 427.16 2012 up 410.6% volatile
14 Norway 403.92 2012 up 2.1% volatile
15 Ireland 242.42 2012 up 9.1% volatile
16 Czechia 183.49 2012 up 102.5% volatile
17 Hungary 169.73 2012 up 40.9% rising
18 Slovenia 99.68 2012 up 19.6% volatile
19 Portugal 91.1 2012 up 130.5% volatile
20 Greece 80.23 2012 up 4.3% volatile
21 Romania 60.33 2012 up 461.2% volatile
22 Luxembourg 57.85 2012 down 4.7% volatile
23 Bulgaria 30.57 2012 up 109.0% volatile
24 Slovak Republic 28.86 2012 up 14.6% volatile
25 Lithuania 25.99 2012 up 877.1% volatile
26 Latvia 24.57 2012 up 259.7% volatile
27 Iceland 21.75 2012 down 45.8% volatile
28 Estonia 17.43 2012 up 205.8% volatile
29 Croatia 7.8 2012 down 78.7% volatile
30 Malta 4 2012 unchanged volatile
31 Cyprus 2.5 2012 down 63.9% volatile

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,666 places, 49,665 data points, 1977–2012
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