France vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
France
1,048 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,578 Number
in 2013
France rank
5th
Japan rank
4th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,578 Number against 1,048 Number in France, a difference of 530 Number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times France's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1977 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th of 60 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.33 Number | 77.76 Number | 38.57 Number | France |
| 1980s | 492.85 Number | 578.59 Number | 85.74 Number | Japan |
| 1990s | 991.62 Number | 1,023 Number | 31.76 Number | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,431 Number | 2,039 Number | 607.86 Number | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,267 Number | 1,903 Number | 635.51 Number | Japan |
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, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,578 Number against 1,048 Number in France as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between France and Japan?
- 530 Number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 4th 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.