Euro area - 18 countries (2014) vs Japan: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
3,268 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,227 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd

Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by over time

  • Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) currently reports 3,268 Number against 1,227 Number in Japan, a difference of 2,041 Number.

That makes Euro area - 18 countries (2014)'s figure about 2.7 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Japan ahead.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 7 regions.

Euro area - 18 countries (2014) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 18 countries (2014) Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 48.29 Number 24.38 Number 23.92 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
1990s 1,626 Number 384.43 Number 1,242 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2000s 3,949 Number 1,368 Number 2,581 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)
2010s 4,169 Number 1,523 Number 2,646 Number Euro area - 18 countries (2014)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by, Euro area - 18 countries (2014) or Japan?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014), at 3,268 Number against 1,227 Number in Japan as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by between Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
2,041 Number, with Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 18 countries (2014) and Japan rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Euro area - 18 countries (2014) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 7 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1978-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
67 places, 1,698 data points, 1978–2013
Last refreshed