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

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
5,871 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,578 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
4th
Japan rank
4th

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

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

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) currently reports 5,871 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan, a difference of 4,293 Number.

That makes Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s figure about 3.7 times Japan'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 Japan ranks 4th 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) Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 564.32 Number 77.76 Number 486.56 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1980s 2,179 Number 578.59 Number 1,600 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
1990s 4,075 Number 1,023 Number 3,051 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2000s 7,200 Number 2,039 Number 5,161 Number Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
2010s 7,045 Number 1,903 Number 5,142 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 Japan?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), at 5,871 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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan?
4,293 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 Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th 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