Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Switzerland
Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 2,643 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
2,643
Change on year
down 19.0%
World rank
6th
of 31 countries
All-time high
3,319
in 2010
All-time low
180.23
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Switzerland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Switzerland is 2,643, measured in 2012.
That represents a change of down 19.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Switzerland peaked at 3,319 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 180.23, in 1977.
Switzerland ranks 6th of 31 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 180.23 | — |
| 1978 | 575.56 | +219.3% |
| 1979 | 887.58 | +54.2% |
| 1980 | 1,030 | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 1,154 | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 1,219 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 1,368 | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 1,494 | +9.2% |
| 1985 | 1,491 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 1,442 | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 1,694 | +17.5% |
| 1988 | 1,736 | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,775 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 1,687 | -5.0% |
| 1991 | 1,585 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 1,732 | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 1,675 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1,726 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1,688 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,888 | +11.8% |
| 1997 | 2,151 | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 2,388 | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 2,497 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 2,726 | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 2,814 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,664 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 2,795 | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 3,074 | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 3,214 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 3,221 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 3,263 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 3,150 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 3,118 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3,319 | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 3,262 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,643 | -19.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 547.79 | 180.23 | 887.58 | 3 |
| 1980s | 1,440 | 1,030 | 1,775 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,902 | 1,585 | 2,497 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,004 | 2,664 | 3,263 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,075 | 2,643 | 3,319 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Switzerland?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Switzerland was 2,643 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,319 in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 180.23 in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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