Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022): Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 was 3,269 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), 1983–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) recorded 3,269 Number for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in 2013.
That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) peaked at 4,560 Number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1983.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.33 Number | — |
| 1984 | 3.45 Number | +945.5% |
| 1985 | 1.2 Number | -65.2% |
| 1986 | 9.42 Number | +685.0% |
| 1987 | 20.22 Number | +114.6% |
| 1988 | 72.12 Number | +256.7% |
| 1989 | 231.32 Number | +220.7% |
| 1990 | 409.38 Number | +77.0% |
| 1991 | 682.35 Number | +66.7% |
| 1992 | 942.75 Number | +38.2% |
| 1993 | 1,196 Number | +26.8% |
| 1994 | 1,398 Number | +16.9% |
| 1995 | 1,645 Number | +17.7% |
| 1996 | 2,015 Number | +22.5% |
| 1997 | 2,305 Number | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 2,626 Number | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 3,047 Number | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 3,206 Number | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 3,533 Number | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 3,537 Number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 3,588 Number | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,893 Number | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 4,309 Number | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 4,377 Number | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 4,338 Number | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 4,384 Number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4,329 Number | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4,326 Number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,532 Number | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 4,560 Number | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,269 Number | -28.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications … PCT, IPC, 1978-2013 in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +945.5% | 0.33 Number | 3.45 Number |
| 1986 | +685.0% | 1.2 Number | 9.42 Number |
| 1988 | +256.7% | 20.22 Number | 72.12 Number |
| 1989 | +220.7% | 72.12 Number | 231.32 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 48.29 Number | 0.33 Number | 231.32 Number | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,627 Number | 409.38 Number | 3,047 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,949 Number | 3,206 Number | 4,384 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,171 Number | 3,269 Number | 4,560 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- 1 United States 5,756 Number compare
- 1 United States 5,756 Number compare
- 3 Japan 1,227 Number compare
- 4 Germany 1,084 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 719.41 Number compare
- 5 United Kingdom 719.41 Number compare
- 7 France 646.33 Number compare
More science & technology data for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year 43,571 Number (2017)
- National public funding to transnationally coordinated R&D 5,137 Million euro (2024)
- Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country 38,325 Number (2013)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international 5,871 Number (2013)
- High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year 6,114 Number (2013)
- Triadic patent families by earliest priority year 1,941 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 216.97 Number (2013)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) was 3,269 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The highest recorded value was 4,560 Number in 2012.
- What is the lowest patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by recorded in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 1983.
- How does Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th out of 7 regions with data for 2013.
- Is patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by rising or falling in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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