Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
43,550 Number
in 2017
Japan
21,380 Number
in 2014
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Japan
How they compare
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 43,550 Number against 21,380 Number in Japan, a difference of 22,170 Number.
That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 6 regions.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8,583 Number | 1,602 Number | 6,981 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1980s | 16,444 Number | 7,029 Number | 9,415 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1990s | 27,762 Number | 13,579 Number | 14,182 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2000s | 45,548 Number | 21,383 Number | 24,165 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2010s | 46,238 Number | 21,540 Number | 24,699 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Japan?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 43,550 Number against 21,380 Number in Japan as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
- 22,170 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2014.
- How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 6 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.