Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Germany: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
5,868 Number
in 2013
Germany
2,375 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Germany rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
- Germany
How they compare
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 5,868 Number against 2,375 Number in Germany, a difference of 3,493 Number.
That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 2.5 times Germany's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has been ahead every year.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 7 regions.
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 564.32 Number | 345.62 Number | 218.7 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1980s | 2,179 Number | 1,066 Number | 1,113 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 1990s | 4,074 Number | 1,748 Number | 2,326 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2000s | 7,199 Number | 3,157 Number | 4,042 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
| 2010s | 7,042 Number | 2,985 Number | 4,057 Number | Euro area - 18 countries (2014) |
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, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Germany?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 5,868 Number against 2,375 Number in Germany as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Germany?
- 3,493 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Germany?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Germany rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 7 regions.
- 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.