Iceland vs Taiwan, China: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority

Iceland
6 Number
in 2013
Taiwan, China
26 Number
in 2013
Iceland rank
21st
Taiwan, China rank
17th

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

  • Iceland
  • Taiwan, China
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How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 26 Number against 6 Number in Iceland, a difference of 20 Number.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 4.3 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 21st and Taiwan, China ranks 17th of 22 countries.

Taiwan, China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1990s 2.88 Number 3.12 Number 0.25 Number Taiwan, China
2000s 3.8 Number 21.1 Number 17.3 Number Taiwan, China
2010s 3 Number 34.5 Number 31.5 Number Taiwan, China

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, Iceland or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 26 Number against 6 Number in Iceland as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority between Iceland and Taiwan, China?
20 Number, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Taiwan, China?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2013.
How do Iceland and Taiwan, China rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
Iceland ranks 21st and Taiwan, China ranks 17th 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