Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
16,845 Number
in 2012
Japan
6,017 Number
in 2012
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time

  • Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) currently reports 16,845 Number against 6,017 Number in Japan, a difference of 10,828 Number.

That makes Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)'s figure about 2.8 times Japan's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 5 regions.

Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 4,312 Number 733.97 Number 3,578 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
1980s 13,646 Number 6,806 Number 6,840 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
1990s 23,987 Number 13,160 Number 10,827 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
2000s 39,527 Number 20,412 Number 19,115 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)
2010s 29,698 Number 14,506 Number 15,192 Number Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) or Japan?
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013), at 16,845 Number against 6,017 Number in Japan as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and Japan?
10,828 Number, with Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 5 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed