Canada vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Canada
305.37 Number
in 2013
Sweden
264.24 Number
in 2013
Canada rank
15th
Sweden rank
17th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Canada
- Sweden
How they compare
Canada currently reports 305.37 Number against 264.24 Number in Sweden, a difference of 41.13 Number.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sweden ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th of 60 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.62 Number | 36.11 Number | 25.49 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 63.69 Number | 148.29 Number | 84.59 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 196.99 Number | 285.19 Number | 88.2 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 370.13 Number | 420.48 Number | 50.35 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 315.92 Number | 362.37 Number | 46.44 Number | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by international, Canada or Sweden?
- Canada, at 305.37 Number against 264.24 Number in Sweden as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Canada and Sweden?
- 41.13 Number, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sweden?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Canada and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Canada ranks 15th and Sweden ranks 17th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.