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Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013) by country

Countries reporting
22
Highest
2,144 Number
United States
Lowest
6 Number
Iceland
Median
54 Number
Years covered
37
1977–2013
Data points
745

What the numbers show

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013) is currently reported for 22 countries. The highest value is 2,144 Number in United States; the lowest is 6 Number in Iceland.

The median across all reporting countries is 54 Number, and the mean is 291.91 Number.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 357.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Iceland (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 61.9%).

Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 2,144 Number 2013 down 21.6% volatile
1 United States 2,144 Number 2013 down 21.6% volatile
3 Switzerland 961 Number 2013 up 1.1% volatile
4 Canada 207 Number 2013 down 5.0% volatile
5 Japan 177 Number 2013 down 26.2% volatile
6 India 124 Number 2013 up 90.8% volatile
7 Singapore 101 Number 2013 up 165.8% volatile
8 Australia 85 Number 2013 down 15.8% volatile
9 Israel 71 Number 2013 up 20.3% volatile
10 Norway 68 Number 2013 up 47.8% volatile
11 Brazil 57 Number 2013 up 35.7% volatile
12 South Korea 51 Number 2013 up 30.8% volatile
12 South Korea 51 Number 2013 up 30.8% volatile
14 Russia 39 Number 2013 down 41.8% rising
14 Russia 39 Number 2013 down 41.8% rising
16 Liechtenstein 30 Number 2013 up 114.3% volatile
17 Taiwan 26 Number 2013 up 116.7% volatile
18 Türkiye 20 Number 2013 up 53.8% volatile
19 New Zealand 8 Number 2013 down 61.9% volatile
20 Mexico 7 Number 2013 down 46.2% volatile
21 South Africa 6 Number 2013 down 57.1% volatile
21 Iceland 6 Number 2013 up 200.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
23 places, 745 data points, 1977–2013
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