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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) by country

Countries reporting
41
Highest
2,490 Number
Germany
Lowest
0.13 Number
Cyprus
Median
27.64 Number
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
41,187

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 2,490 Number in Germany; the lowest is 0.13 Number in Cyprus.

The median across all reporting countries is 27.64 Number, and the mean is 231.39 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 19,150.

Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 441.4%), and the largest decrease in Cyprus (down 94.8%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 2,490 Number 2012 down 12.9% volatile
2 France 1,037 Number 2012 down 26.4% rising
3 United Kingdom 724.25 Number 2012 down 39.9% rising
3 United Kingdom 724.25 Number 2012 down 39.9% rising
5 Italy 717.32 Number 2012 down 21.5% volatile
6 Netherlands 667.59 Number 2012 up 32.3% volatile
6 Netherlands 667.59 Number 2012 up 32.3% volatile
8 Switzerland 589.21 Number 2012 up 4.6% volatile
9 Sweden 275.22 Number 2012 down 37.5% volatile
10 Spain 265.92 Number 2012 up 26.5% volatile
11 Austria 251.98 Number 2012 up 20.7% volatile
12 Denmark 210.9 Number 2012 down 26.0% volatile
13 Belgium 195.12 Number 2012 down 12.6% volatile
14 Finland 114.2 Number 2012 up 2.5% volatile
15 Türkiye 102.16 Number 2012 up 441.4% volatile
16 Norway 66.33 Number 2012 down 24.8% volatile
17 Poland 63.96 Number 2012 up 387.9% volatile
17 Poland 63.96 Number 2012 up 387.9% volatile
19 Ireland 55.73 Number 2012 down 8.7% volatile
20 Hungary 32.57 Number 2012 down 6.5% rising
21 Portugal 27.64 Number 2012 up 173.9% volatile
22 Czechia 24.84 Number 2012 up 34.3% volatile
23 Greece 23.99 Number 2012 up 10.6% volatile
24 Slovenia 18.86 Number 2012 down 40.1% volatile
24 Slovenia 18.86 Number 2012 down 40.1% volatile
26 Iceland 10.97 Number 2012 down 39.2% volatile
27 Romania 8.59 Number 2012 up 329.5% volatile
28 Luxembourg 6.28 Number 2012 down 17.0% volatile
29 Bulgaria 6.22 Number 2012 up 23.2% volatile
30 Slovakia 4.22 Number 2012 up 26.7% volatile
30 Slovakia 4.22 Number 2012 up 26.7% volatile
32 Lithuania 3.5 Number 2012 up 250.0% volatile
32 Lithuania 3.5 Number 2012 up 250.0% volatile
34 Latvia 1.89 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
34 Latvia 1.89 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
36 Estonia 1.81 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
36 Estonia 1.81 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
38 Malta 1 Number 2012 up 33.3% volatile
38 Croatia 1 Number 2012 down 94.1% volatile
38 Croatia 1 Number 2012 down 94.1% volatile
41 Cyprus 0.13 Number 2012 down 94.8% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,559 places, 41,187 data points, 1977–2012
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