India vs Japan: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority
India
124 Number
in 2013
Japan
177 Number
in 2013
India rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 177 Number against 124 Number in India, a difference of 53 Number.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 22 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 8 Number | 7 Number | Japan |
| 1980s | 5.22 Number | 39.33 Number | 34.11 Number | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.9 Number | 139.1 Number | 130.2 Number | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.3 Number | 276.8 Number | 198.5 Number | Japan |
| 2010s | 163.25 Number | 243.25 Number | 80 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, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 177 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 India and Japan?
- 53 Number, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
- India ranks 6th 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.