France vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
France
1,048 Number
in 2013
United States of America
6,776 Number
in 2013
France rank
5th
United States of America rank
1st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- France
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6,776 Number against 1,048 Number in France, a difference of 5,728 Number.
That makes United States of America's figure about 6.5 times France's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
France ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 1st of 60 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.33 Number | 370.02 Number | 253.69 Number | United States of America |
| 1980s | 492.85 Number | 1,669 Number | 1,176 Number | United States of America |
| 1990s | 991.62 Number | 4,445 Number | 3,453 Number | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1,431 Number | 8,147 Number | 6,716 Number | United States of America |
| 2010s | 1,267 Number | 7,244 Number | 5,977 Number | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6,776 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 United States of America?
- 5,728 Number, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States of America?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do France and United States of America rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- France ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 1st 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.