Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs South Korea: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
38,307 Number
in 2013
South Korea
5,837 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
4th
South Korea rank
6th

Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 38,307 Number against 5,837 Number in South Korea, a difference of 32,470 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 6.6 times South Korea's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 6 regions.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 18 countries (2014) South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 16,333 Number 16.7 Number 16,316 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 27,278 Number 482.03 Number 26,796 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 45,277 Number 3,766 Number 41,510 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 44,866 Number 5,690 Number 39,175 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or South Korea?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 38,307 Number against 5,837 Number in South Korea as of 2013.
What is the difference in co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea?
32,470 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea?
34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and South Korea rank globally for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 6 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country of residence - number (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,201 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed