Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in France
France: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 was 1,037 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in France, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in France is 1,037 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in France peaked at 1,491 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 28.81 Number, in 1977.
That places France 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 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 Number | +28.1% |
| 1981 | 359.25 Number | +42.0% |
| 1982 | 397.25 Number | +10.6% |
| 1983 | 387.15 Number | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 433.69 Number | +12.0% |
| 1985 | 507.91 Number | +17.1% |
| 1986 | 516.92 Number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 616.21 Number | +19.2% |
| 1988 | 694.68 Number | +12.7% |
| 1989 | 762.33 Number | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 707.42 Number | -7.2% |
| 1991 | 788.84 Number | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 728.68 Number | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 874.85 Number | +20.1% |
| 1994 | 935.32 Number | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 957.36 Number | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1,084 Number | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 1,139 Number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 1,336 Number | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 1,361 Number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,343 Number | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1,396 Number | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,410 Number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1,419 Number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 1,482 Number | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,422 Number | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 1,491 Number | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,424 Number | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1,465 Number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,404 Number | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1,336 Number | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1,316 Number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,037 Number | -21.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1,037 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 44.15 Number, 23.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- France's 1,037 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.57 Number, 31.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 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 | 492.84 Number | 253 Number | 762.33 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 991.11 Number | 707.42 Number | 1,361 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,426 Number | 1,343 Number | 1,491 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,230 Number | 1,037 Number | 1,336 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near France
- 1 Germany 2,490 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 724.25 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 724.25 Number compare
- 5 Italy 717.32 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, gaps filled 1,378 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,378 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in France?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in France was 1,037 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,491 Number in 2006.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region 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 nuts 3 region?
- France ranks 2nd out of 41 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. 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 NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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