Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
5,868 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,578 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Japan rank
4th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 5,868 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan, a difference of 4,290 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 3.7 times Japan'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 Japan ranks 4th 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) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 564.32 Number 77.76 Number 486.56 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1980s 2,179 Number 578.59 Number 1,600 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 4,074 Number 1,023 Number 3,051 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 7,199 Number 2,039 Number 5,160 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 7,042 Number 1,903 Number 5,139 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 Japan?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 5,868 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan 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 Japan?
4,290 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 2,107 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed