Japan vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Japan
6,017 Number
in 2012
United States of America
5,706 Number
in 2012
Japan rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6,017 Number against 5,706 Number in United States of America, a difference of 311 Number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 733.97 Number | 2,692 Number | 1,958 Number | United States of America |
| 1980s | 6,806 Number | 10,037 Number | 3,231 Number | United States of America |
| 1990s | 13,160 Number | 19,761 Number | 6,601 Number | United States of America |
| 2000s | 20,412 Number | 29,870 Number | 9,458 Number | United States of America |
| 2010s | 14,506 Number | 17,915 Number | 3,408 Number | United States of America |
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 of America?
- Japan, at 6,017 Number against 5,706 Number in United States of America as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Japan and United States of America?
- 311 Number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States of America 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.