Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) vs United States of America: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
3,269 Number
in 2013
United States of America
5,756 Number
in 2013
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) rank
4th
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5,756 Number against 3,269 Number in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022), a difference of 2,487 Number.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.8 times Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022)'s.

Across all 31 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st of 7 regions.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 48.29 Number 153.82 Number 105.53 Number United States of America
1990s 1,627 Number 2,916 Number 1,289 Number United States of America
2000s 3,949 Number 6,343 Number 2,393 Number United States of America
2010s 4,171 Number 6,193 Number 2,022 Number United States of America

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 - 19 countries (2015-2022) or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5,756 Number against 3,269 Number in Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) as of 2013.
What is the difference in patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by between Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States of America?
2,487 Number, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) and United States of America rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 1st 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