Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs Germany: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
5,871 Number
in 2013
Germany
2,375 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
4th
Germany rank
3rd

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

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • Germany
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How they compare

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) currently reports 5,871 Number against 2,375 Number in Germany, a difference of 3,496 Number.

That makes Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s figure about 2.5 times Germany's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and Germany ranks 3rd of 7 regions.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 564.32 Number 345.62 Number 218.7 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1980s 2,179 Number 1,066 Number 1,113 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1990s 4,075 Number 1,748 Number 2,326 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2000s 7,200 Number 3,157 Number 4,044 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2010s 7,045 Number 2,985 Number 4,060 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or Germany?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), at 5,871 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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany?
3,496 Number, with Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Germany rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th 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.

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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