Germany vs United States: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications
Germany
0 Patents
in 2023
United States
0 Patents
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United States, a difference of 0 Patents.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was United States ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 87 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1990s | 0 Patents | 0.1 Patents | 0.1 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 0.1 Patents | 0.2 Patents | 0.1 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 0.6 Patents | 0.5 Patents | 0.1 Patents | Germany |
| 2020s | 0 Patents | 0.25 Patents | 0.25 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, Germany or United States?
- Germany, at 0 Patents against 0 Patents in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications between Germany and United States?
- 0 Patents, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
- Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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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About this data
Co-inventions represent international collaboration in the inventive process.