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

France
7,342 Number
in 2013
Switzerland
4,281 Number
in 2013
France rank
5th
Switzerland rank
8th

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

  • France
  • Switzerland
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k197719952013

How they compare

France currently reports 7,342 Number against 4,281 Number in Switzerland, a difference of 3,061 Number.

That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Switzerland's.

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

France ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 1,191 Number 682.85 Number 508.62 Number France
1980s 3,522 Number 1,731 Number 1,791 Number France
1990s 5,429 Number 2,421 Number 3,008 Number France
2000s 8,108 Number 4,622 Number 3,486 Number France
2010s 8,617 Number 5,073 Number 3,544 Number France

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 Switzerland?
France, at 7,342 Number against 4,281 Number in Switzerland as of 2013.
What is the difference in co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country between France and Switzerland?
3,061 Number, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do France and Switzerland rank globally for co-patenting at the epo according to applicants'/inventors' country?
France ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 8th 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 Switzerland: Co-patenting at the EPO according to applicants'/inventors' country. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/co-patenting-at-the-epo-according-to-applicants-inventors-country-of-residence-number/france/switzerland/

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/switzerland/">France vs Switzerland: 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