Canada vs France: Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications
Canada
0 Patents
in 2023
France
0 Patents
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
France rank
3rd
Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications over time
- Canada
- France
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in France, a difference of 0 Patents.
Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 3rd and France ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | 0.1 Patents | France |
| 2000s | 0 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.5 Patents | France |
| 2010s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2020s | 0.5 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications, Canada or France?
- Canada, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications between Canada and France?
- 0 Patents, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and France?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Canada and France rank globally for foreign ownership of domestic inventions — patent applications?
- Canada ranks 3rd and France ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cross-border ownership of patents reflects international flows of knowledge from the inventor country to the applicant countries and international flows of funds for research (multinational companies).