Canada vs India: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority

Canada
207 Number
in 2013
India
124 Number
in 2013
Canada rank
4th
India rank
6th

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

  • Canada
  • India
0100200300197819952013

How they compare

Canada currently reports 207 Number against 124 Number in India, a difference of 83 Number.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.7 times India's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 22 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
1970s 2 Number 1 Number 1 Number Canada
1980s 21.56 Number 5.22 Number 16.33 Number Canada
1990s 83.8 Number 8.9 Number 74.9 Number Canada
2000s 226.4 Number 78.3 Number 148.1 Number Canada
2010s 258.5 Number 163.25 Number 95.25 Number Canada

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, Canada or India?
Canada, at 207 Number against 124 Number in India as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority between Canada and India?
83 Number, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
How do Canada and India rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
Canada ranks 4th and India ranks 6th 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