Japan vs United States: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Japan
6,017 Number
in 2012
United States
5,706 Number
in 2012
Japan rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6,017 Number against 5,706 Number in United States, a difference of 311 Number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 61 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 | 733.97 Number | 2,692 Number | 1,958 Number | United States |
| 1980s | 6,806 Number | 10,037 Number | 3,231 Number | United States |
| 1990s | 13,160 Number | 19,761 Number | 6,601 Number | United States |
| 2000s | 20,412 Number | 29,870 Number | 9,458 Number | United States |
| 2010s | 14,506 Number | 17,915 Number | 3,408 Number | United States |
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, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 6,017 Number against 5,706 Number in United States as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Japan and United States?
- 311 Number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd 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.