Japan vs United States: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Japan
4,051 Number
in 2013
United States
8,748 Number
in 2013
Japan rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 8,748 Number against 4,051 Number in Japan, a difference of 4,697 Number.
That makes United States's figure about 2.2 times Japan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 60 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 170.69 Number | 545.88 Number | 375.19 Number | United States |
| 1980s | 1,794 Number | 2,548 Number | 753.85 Number | United States |
| 1990s | 4,404 Number | 7,190 Number | 2,786 Number | United States |
| 2000s | 7,090 Number | 10,952 Number | 3,862 Number | United States |
| 2010s | 5,445 Number | 9,394 Number | 3,949 Number | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 8,748 Number against 4,051 Number in Japan as of 2013.
- What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between Japan and United States?
- 4,697 Number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Japan ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.