Australia vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority

Australia
85 Number
in 2013
Japan
177 Number
in 2013
Australia rank
8th
Japan rank
5th

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority over time

  • Australia
  • Japan
0100200300197719952013

How they compare

Japan currently reports 177 Number against 85 Number in Australia, a difference of 92 Number.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 22 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 8.5 Number 8 Number 0.5 Number Australia
1980s 14.8 Number 36.6 Number 21.8 Number Japan
1990s 45.6 Number 139.1 Number 93.5 Number Japan
2000s 111 Number 276.8 Number 165.8 Number Japan
2010s 114.75 Number 243.25 Number 128.5 Number Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority, Australia or Japan?
Japan, at 177 Number against 85 Number in Australia as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority between Australia and Japan?
92 Number, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013). 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 with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
23 places, 745 data points, 1977–2013
Last refreshed