Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Croatia
Croatia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent was 4.56 Number in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
4.56 Number
Change on year
down 35.0%
World rank
26th
of 35 countries
All-time high
16.81 Number
in 2003
All-time low
0.52 Number
in 1991
Years of data
21
1991–2011
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Croatia, 1991–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 4.56 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Croatia peaked at 16.81 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.52 Number, in 1991.
Croatia ranks 26th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.52 Number | — |
| 1992 | 2.06 Number | +296.2% |
| 1993 | 5.91 Number | +186.9% |
| 1994 | 3.61 Number | -38.9% |
| 1995 | 4.32 Number | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 4.33 Number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.86 Number | +35.3% |
| 1998 | 5.03 Number | -14.2% |
| 1999 | 7.14 Number | +41.9% |
| 2000 | 4.81 Number | -32.6% |
| 2001 | 4.96 Number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 12.59 Number | +153.8% |
| 2003 | 16.81 Number | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 9.37 Number | -44.3% |
| 2005 | 12.35 Number | +31.8% |
| 2006 | 11.37 Number | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 3.02 Number | -73.4% |
| 2008 | 3.03 Number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.87 Number | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 7.01 Number | +274.9% |
| 2011 | 4.56 Number | -35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.31 Number | 0.52 Number | 7.14 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.02 Number | 1.87 Number | 16.81 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.79 Number | 4.56 Number | 7.01 Number | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Croatia?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Croatia was 4.56 Number in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.81 Number in 2003.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.52 Number in 1991.
- How does Croatia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Croatia ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2011.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Croatia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent classification (IPC) sections, classes and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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