India vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority
India
124 Number
in 2013
Switzerland
961 Number
in 2013
India rank
6th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority over time
- India
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 961 Number against 124 Number in India, a difference of 837 Number.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 7.8 times India's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 22 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 93 Number | 92 Number | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 5.22 Number | 190.67 Number | 185.44 Number | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 8.9 Number | 440.9 Number | 432 Number | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 78.3 Number | 1,089 Number | 1,011 Number | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 163.25 Number | 1,133 Number | 970 Number | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 961 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 Switzerland?
- 837 Number, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2013.
- How do India and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
- India ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.