Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea
South Korea: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority was 51 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2013)
51 Number
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
12th
of 22 countries
All-time high
87 Number
in 2011
All-time low
1 Number
in 1986
Years of data
27
1983–2013
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea, 1983–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 51 Number for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in 2013.
That represents a change of down 12.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea peaked at 87 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1986.
South Korea ranks 12th of 22 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 with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5 Number | — |
| 1986 | 1 Number | -80.0% |
| 1988 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 1989 | 10 Number | +400.0% |
| 1991 | 2 Number | -80.0% |
| 1992 | 3 Number | +50.0% |
| 1993 | 5 Number | +66.7% |
| 1994 | 5 Number | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 Number | +20.0% |
| 1996 | 9 Number | +50.0% |
| 1997 | 10 Number | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 12 Number | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 23 Number | +91.7% |
| 2000 | 11 Number | -52.2% |
| 2001 | 11 Number | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 Number | +54.5% |
| 2003 | 39 Number | +129.4% |
| 2004 | 56 Number | +43.6% |
| 2005 | 64 Number | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 64 Number | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 Number | -26.6% |
| 2008 | 53 Number | +12.8% |
| 2009 | 59 Number | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 79 Number | +33.9% |
| 2011 | 87 Number | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 58 Number | -33.3% |
| 2013 | 51 Number | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.5 Number | 1 Number | 10 Number | 4 |
| 1990s | 8.33 Number | 2 Number | 23 Number | 9 |
| 2000s | 42.1 Number | 11 Number | 64 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.75 Number | 51 Number | 87 Number | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea?
- Patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in South Korea was 51 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 87 Number in 2011.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1986.
- How does South Korea rank for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
- South Korea ranks 12th out of 22 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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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