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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012) by country

Countries reporting
35
Highest
1,166 Number
Germany
Lowest
1 Number
Malta
Median
28.99 Number
Years covered
36
1977–2012
Data points
1,024

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1,166 Number in Germany; the lowest is 1 Number in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 28.99 Number, and the mean is 151.26 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,166.

Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 467.7%), and the largest decrease in Hungary (down 50.2%).

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 1,166 Number 2012 down 17.8% rising
2 Netherlands 580.45 Number 2012 up 47.3% volatile
2 Netherlands 580.45 Number 2012 up 47.3% volatile
4 France 492.15 Number 2012 down 32.6% volatile
5 United Kingdom 484.17 Number 2012 down 44.8% volatile
5 United Kingdom 484.17 Number 2012 down 44.8% volatile
7 Switzerland 262.85 Number 2012 up 10.6% rising
8 Italy 262.41 Number 2012 down 24.0% volatile
9 Spain 208.75 Number 2012 up 25.4% volatile
10 Belgium 133.06 Number 2012 down 4.7% volatile
11 Austria 121.15 Number 2012 up 2.3% volatile
12 Türkiye 97.13 Number 2012 up 467.7% volatile
13 Sweden 85.45 Number 2012 down 43.2% volatile
14 Denmark 80.46 Number 2012 down 28.9% volatile
15 Finland 48.56 Number 2012 up 1.2% volatile
16 Norway 36.04 Number 2012 down 5.9% volatile
17 Poland 28.99 Number 2012 up 317.7% volatile
17 Poland 28.99 Number 2012 up 317.7% volatile
19 Greece 20.27 Number 2012 up 37.2% volatile
20 Ireland 17.66 Number 2012 up 1.6% volatile
21 Portugal 11.84 Number 2012 up 30.1% volatile
22 Czechia 11.06 Number 2012 up 59.4% volatile
23 Iceland 9.58 Number 2012 down 42.4% volatile
24 Hungary 8.63 Number 2012 down 50.2% falling
25 Romania 7.08 Number 2012 up 254.0% volatile
26 Croatia 4.56 Number 2011 down 8.1% volatile
26 Croatia 4.56 Number 2011 down 8.1% volatile
28 Bulgaria 3.37 Number 2012 up 5.3% volatile
29 Lithuania 2.5 Number 2012 up 93.8% volatile
29 Lithuania 2.5 Number 2012 up 93.8% volatile
31 Slovakia 2.13 Number 2012 up 9.8% volatile
31 Slovakia 2.13 Number 2012 up 9.8% volatile
33 Latvia 1.89 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
33 Latvia 1.89 Number 2012 down 32.0% volatile
35 Malta 1 Number 2012 up 33.3% volatile

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 1,024 data points, 1977–2012
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