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
0100200300197719952013

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.

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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