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
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.