Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs Japan: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
38,325 Number
in 2013
Japan
16,315 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
3rd
Japan rank
4th

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

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) currently reports 38,325 Number against 16,315 Number in Japan, a difference of 22,010 Number.

That makes Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s figure about 2.3 times Japan's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th of 6 regions.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 5,099 Number 761.64 Number 4,338 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1980s 16,333 Number 6,977 Number 9,356 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1990s 27,279 Number 13,537 Number 13,742 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2000s 45,283 Number 21,607 Number 23,677 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2010s 44,886 Number 20,488 Number 24,398 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or Japan?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), at 38,325 Number against 16,315 Number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan?
22,010 Number, with Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan rank globally for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 4th 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