Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications

Canada
0 Patents
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of)
0 Patents
in 2023
Canada rank
3rd
China (People’s Republic of) rank
3rd

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time

  • Canada
  • China (People’s Republic of)
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

Canada ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada China (People’s Republic of) Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1980s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
1990s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
2000s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents
2010s 0.1 Patents 0.1 Patents 0 Patents
2020s 0.25 Patents 0 Patents 0.25 Patents Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, Canada or China (People’s Republic of)?
Canada, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
0 Patents, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
Canada ranks 3rd and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
103 places, 4,738 data points, 1978–2023
Last refreshed

Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.