Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Slovakia
Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent was 2.13 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Slovakia, 1992–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Slovakia stood at 2.13 Number.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Slovakia peaked at 2.98 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.08 Number, in 1993.
That places Slovakia 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it 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, international patent in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.15 Number | — |
| 1993 | 0.08 Number | -46.7% |
| 1994 | 1.55 Number | +1837.5% |
| 1995 | 0.25 Number | -83.9% |
| 1996 | 2.08 Number | +732.0% |
| 1997 | 0.83 Number | -60.1% |
| 1998 | 0.76 Number | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 2.35 Number | +209.2% |
| 2000 | 1.86 Number | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 1.18 Number | -36.6% |
| 2002 | 1.94 Number | +64.4% |
| 2003 | 0.13 Number | -93.3% |
| 2004 | 1.75 Number | +1246.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3 Number | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 2.21 Number | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 2.24 Number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.98 Number | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 2.32 Number | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 2.13 Number | -8.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Slovakia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1837.5% | 0.08 Number | 1.55 Number |
| 2004 | +1246.2% | 0.13 Number | 1.75 Number |
| 1996 | +732.0% | 0.25 Number | 2.08 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.01 Number | 0.08 Number | 2.35 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 1.7 Number | 0.13 Number | 2.3 Number | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.48 Number | 2.13 Number | 2.98 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Slovakia?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Slovakia was 2.13 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.98 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.08 Number in 1993.
- How does Slovakia rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Slovakia ranks 31st out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Slovakia 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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