Japan vs United States: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international
Japan
1,578 Number
in 2013
United States
6,776 Number
in 2013
Japan rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 6,776 Number against 1,578 Number in Japan, a difference of 5,198 Number.
That makes United States's figure about 4.3 times Japan's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 60 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.76 Number | 370.02 Number | 292.26 Number | United States |
| 1980s | 578.59 Number | 1,669 Number | 1,090 Number | United States |
| 1990s | 1,023 Number | 4,445 Number | 3,422 Number | United States |
| 2000s | 2,039 Number | 8,147 Number | 6,108 Number | United States |
| 2010s | 1,903 Number | 7,244 Number | 5,341 Number | United States |
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, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 6,776 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 Japan and United States?
- 5,198 Number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2013.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Japan ranks 4th and United States 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.