France vs Germany: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country

France
7,342 Number
in 2013
Germany
18,390 Number
in 2013
France rank
5th
Germany rank
3rd

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

  • France
  • Germany
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k197719952013

How they compare

Germany currently reports 18,390 Number against 7,342 Number in France, a difference of 11,048 Number.

That makes Germany's figure about 2.5 times France's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 60 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 1,191 Number 3,051 Number 1,859 Number Germany
1980s 3,522 Number 8,889 Number 5,367 Number Germany
1990s 5,429 Number 14,202 Number 8,772 Number Germany
2000s 8,108 Number 22,483 Number 14,375 Number Germany
2010s 8,617 Number 21,753 Number 13,136 Number Germany

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, France or Germany?
Germany, at 18,390 Number against 7,342 Number in France as of 2013.
What is the difference in co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country between France and Germany?
11,048 Number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do France and Germany rank globally for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 60 countries.
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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

France vs Germany: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/co-patenting-at-the-epo-according-to-applicants-inventors-country-of-residence-number/france/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/co-patenting-at-the-epo-according-to-applicants-inventors-country-of-residence-number/france/germany/">France vs Germany: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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