Italy vs South Korea: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Italy
1,761 Number
in 2012
South Korea
3,092 Number
in 2012
Italy rank
8th
South Korea rank
5th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 3,092 Number against 1,761 Number in Italy, a difference of 1,331 Number.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.8 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 61 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.87 Number | 1 Number | 13.87 Number | Italy |
| 1980s | 1,262 Number | 10.28 Number | 1,251 Number | Italy |
| 1990s | 2,303 Number | 384.07 Number | 1,919 Number | Italy |
| 2000s | 3,859 Number | 3,232 Number | 627.21 Number | Italy |
| 2010s | 2,899 Number | 3,911 Number | 1,013 Number | South Korea |
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, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 3,092 Number against 1,761 Number in Italy as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Italy and South Korea?
- 1,331 Number, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Italy ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 5th of 61 countries.
- 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.