United Kingdom vs United States: Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications

United Kingdom
0 Patents
in 2023
United States
0 Patents
in 2023
United Kingdom rank
1st
United States rank
1st

Patents with foreign co-inventors — Patent applications over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
0123197820002023

How they compare

United Kingdom 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.

United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 13 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents —
1980s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents —
1990s 0.1 Patents 0.1 Patents 0 Patents —
2000s 0.1 Patents 0.2 Patents 0.1 Patents United States
2010s 0 Patents 0.5 Patents 0.5 Patents United States
2020s 0.25 Patents 0.25 Patents 0 Patents —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications, United Kingdom or United States?
United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom and United States?
0 Patents, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for patents with foreign co-inventors — patent applications?
United Kingdom ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 13 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.