Canada vs United States: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority
Canada
207 Number
in 2013
United States
2,144 Number
in 2013
Canada rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2,144 Number against 207 Number in Canada, a difference of 1,937 Number.
That makes United States's figure about 10.4 times Canada's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 22 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 Number | 83.5 Number | 81.5 Number | United States |
| 1980s | 20.7 Number | 323.7 Number | 303 Number | United States |
| 1990s | 83.8 Number | 1,268 Number | 1,184 Number | United States |
| 2000s | 226.4 Number | 2,793 Number | 2,567 Number | United States |
| 2010s | 258.5 Number | 2,616 Number | 2,357 Number | United States |
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 United States?
- United States, at 2,144 Number against 207 Number in Canada as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority between Canada and United States?
- 1,937 Number, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
- Canada ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.