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R&D Performance Indicators via EPO Data
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Provides statistics on patent applications submitted to the European Patent Office (EPO). This data set allows users to analyse innovation trends and R&D output across various geographies over time. The information is grouped by countries, including not only European nations but also other global regions that applied to the EPO, as well as higher-level economic and geographic areas. Application values are presented across multiple measurement units, enabling detailed comparisons relative to economic indicators and demographic factors.
Columns
- geo\time: Identifies the geographical unit (country, region, or economic area) and the corresponding year for the statistics.
- unit: Specifies the metric used for the application value, such as "Number" (NR) or "Per million inhabitants" (P_MHAB). Other units include PPS per inhabitant and metrics based on GDP or R&D expenditure (e.g., P_BERD, P_GERD).
- Values: The numeric data points representing the patent applications according to the specified geography, time, and unit.
Distribution
The data details European Patent Office applications per year and is usually available in a simple text format like a TSV file, with one example file noted to be 78.36 kB. The data structure includes fields for geography/time and unit type. Updates to the information are expected to occur annually.
Usage
Ideal applications for this data include:
- Performing economic research into the effectiveness of business and government R&D investment.
- Benchmarking patent application activity across diverse countries and economic blocks.
- Analyzing long-term historical shifts in technological protection from 1978 onwards.
- Studying application density relative to population size or active workforce across different years.
Coverage
The geographic scope is broad, encompassing European countries, non-European countries that apply to the EPO, and aggregated statistics for regions and worldwide totals. The time coverage is extensive, beginning as early as 1978 and running up to 2017.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Academics and Researchers: To conduct historical statistical analysis and correlation studies involving law, science, and technology.
- Government Analysts: For assessing national performance in R&D and setting policy goals.
- Financial Institutions: To gauge innovation health and economic competitiveness across global markets.
- Legal Professionals: To track patenting trends and regional shifts in intellectual property focus.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- European Patent Office Application Statistics by Country
- Global Patenting Metrics (1978–2017)
- R&D Performance Indicators via EPO Data
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