Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in Malta

Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 was 1 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1 Number
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 41 countries
All-time high
7 Number
in 2005
All-time low
0.33 Number
in 2000
Years of data
17
1978–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Malta, 1978–2012

024681978199520121978: 0.5 Number1991: 1 Number1992: 1 Number1996: 1 Number1997: 1 Number1998: 1 Number1999: 2 Number2000: 0.33 Number2001: 1.5 Number2002: 0.75 Number2004: 0.46 Number2005: 7 Number2006: 2 Number2007: 1.3 Number2009: 3.8 Number2010: 1 Number2012: 1 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta stood at 1 Number.

That represents a change of up 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta peaked at 7 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 2000.

Malta ranks 38th of 41 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) in Malta, 1978 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1978 0.5 Number —
1991 1 Number +100.0%
1992 1 Number +0.0%
1996 1 Number +0.0%
1997 1 Number +0.0%
1998 1 Number +0.0%
1999 2 Number +100.0%
2000 0.33 Number -83.5%
2001 1.5 Number +354.5%
2002 0.75 Number -50.0%
2004 0.46 Number -38.7%
2005 7 Number +1421.7%
2006 2 Number -71.4%
2007 1.33 Number -33.5%
2009 3.75 Number +182.0%
2010 1 Number -73.3%
2012 1 Number +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 1 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.57 Number, 3% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in Malta 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.

YearChange FromTo
2005 +1421.7% 0.46 Number 7 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5 Number 0.5 Number 0.5 Number 1
1990s 1.17 Number 1 Number 2 Number 6
2000s 2.14 Number 0.33 Number 7 Number 8
2010s 1 Number 1 Number 1 Number 2

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 36 Estonia 1.81 Number compare
  2. 36 Estonia 1.81 Number compare
  3. 38 Croatia 1 Number compare
  4. 38 Croatia 1 Number compare
  5. 41 Cyprus 0.13 Number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Malta was 1 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 7 Number in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 2000.
How does Malta rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Malta ranks 38th 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 Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
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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