Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India

India: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority was 124 in 2013. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2013)
124
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
5th
of 18 countries
All-time high
198
in 2011
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2013

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India, 1978–2013

0501001502001978199520131978: 11979: 11981: 21982: 21983: 41984: 41985: 21986: 41987: 91988: 181989: 21990: 81991: 51992: 81993: 51994: 31995: 71996: 121997: 81998: 131999: 202000: 322001: 412002: 602003: 652004: 782005: 792006: 822007: 1192008: 962009: 1312010: 1572011: 1982012: 1742013: 124

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

India recorded 124 for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in 2013.

That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India peaked at 198 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

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

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013) in India, 1978 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 1 +0.0%
1981 2 +100.0%
1982 2 +0.0%
1983 4 +100.0%
1984 4 +0.0%
1985 2 -50.0%
1986 4 +100.0%
1987 9 +125.0%
1988 18 +100.0%
1989 2 -88.9%
1990 8 +300.0%
1991 5 -37.5%
1992 8 +60.0%
1993 5 -37.5%
1994 3 -40.0%
1995 7 +133.3%
1996 12 +71.4%
1997 8 -33.3%
1998 13 +62.5%
1999 20 +53.8%
2000 32 +60.0%
2001 41 +28.1%
2002 60 +46.3%
2003 65 +8.3%
2004 78 +20.0%
2005 79 +1.3%
2006 82 +3.8%
2007 119 +45.1%
2008 96 -19.3%
2009 131 +36.5%
2010 157 +19.8%
2011 198 +26.1%
2012 174 -12.1%
2013 124 -28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 2
1980s 5.22 2 18 9
1990s 8.9 3 20 10
2000s 78.3 32 131 10
2010s 163.25 124 198 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 Switzerland 961 compare
  2. 3 Canada 207 compare
  3. 4 Japan 177 compare
  4. 6 Singapore 101 compare
  5. 7 Australia 85 compare
  6. 8 Israel 71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India?
Patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in India was 124 in 2013, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 198 in 2011.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does India rank for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
India ranks 5th out of 18 countries with data for 2013.
Is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
20 places, 658 data points, 1977–2013
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