European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) vs Japan: Patent cooperation treaty (PCT) applications designated to the EPO by

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
3,665 Number
in 2013
Japan
1,227 Number
in 2013
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) rank
3rd
Japan rank
3rd

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

  • European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
  • Japan
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How they compare

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) currently reports 3,665 Number against 1,227 Number in Japan, a difference of 2,438 Number.

That makes European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)'s figure about 3.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ahead.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 3rd of 7 regions.

European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 72 Number 24.38 Number 47.62 Number European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
1990s 1,976 Number 384.43 Number 1,592 Number European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
2000s 4,596 Number 1,368 Number 3,228 Number European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)
2010s 4,718 Number 1,523 Number 3,194 Number European Union - 27 countries (from 2020)

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, European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) or Japan?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020), at 3,665 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 European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Japan?
2,438 Number, with European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Japan?
31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2013.
How do European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) and Japan rank globally for patent cooperation treaty (pct) applications designated to the epo by?
European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) ranks 3rd 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