Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent was 262.85 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
262.85
Change on year
down 22.4%
World rank
5th
of 27 countries
All-time high
364.37
in 2005
All-time low
26.64
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Switzerland, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Switzerland is 262.85, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 22.4% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Switzerland peaked at 364.37 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.64, in 1977.
That places Switzerland 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year, international patent in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26.64 | — |
| 1978 | 75.47 | +183.3% |
| 1979 | 79.71 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 91.06 | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 108.79 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 105.14 | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 118.32 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | 143.01 | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 161.75 | +13.1% |
| 1986 | 151.64 | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 156.86 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 137.72 | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 138.2 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 116.19 | -15.9% |
| 1991 | 113.81 | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 149.74 | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 167.48 | +11.8% |
| 1994 | 176.65 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 136.82 | -22.5% |
| 1996 | 179.06 | +30.9% |
| 1997 | 185.24 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 205.73 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 236.73 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 274.59 | +16.0% |
| 2001 | 267.59 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 237.56 | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 267.35 | +12.5% |
| 2004 | 316.52 | +18.4% |
| 2005 | 364.37 | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 325.16 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 353.8 | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 353.47 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 309.7 | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 321 | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 338.77 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 262.85 | -22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.61 | 26.64 | 79.71 | 3 |
| 1980s | 131.25 | 91.06 | 161.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 166.75 | 113.81 | 236.73 | 10 |
| 2000s | 307.01 | 237.56 | 364.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 307.54 | 262.85 | 338.77 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Switzerland?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent in Switzerland was 262.85 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 364.37 in 2005.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.64 in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent?
- Switzerland ranks 5th out of 27 countries with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year, international patent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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