Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada
Canada: Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority was 207 Number in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada, 1978–2013
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Canada recorded 207 Number for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in 2013.
The figure is down 26.3% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada peaked at 289 Number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 1978.
That places Canada 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2 Number | — |
| 1979 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 13 Number | +550.0% |
| 1981 | 5 Number | -61.5% |
| 1982 | 10 Number | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 13 Number | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 20 Number | +53.8% |
| 1985 | 30 Number | +50.0% |
| 1986 | 30 Number | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 26 Number | -13.3% |
| 1988 | 28 Number | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 32 Number | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 30 Number | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 40 Number | +33.3% |
| 1992 | 51 Number | +27.5% |
| 1993 | 53 Number | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 65 Number | +22.6% |
| 1995 | 63 Number | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 92 Number | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 105 Number | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 137 Number | +30.5% |
| 1999 | 202 Number | +47.4% |
| 2000 | 202 Number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 208 Number | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 173 Number | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 218 Number | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 197 Number | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 218 Number | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 268 Number | +22.9% |
| 2007 | 255 Number | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 245 Number | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 280 Number | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 289 Number | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 257 Number | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 281 Number | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 207 Number | -26.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 207 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 71 Number, 2.9× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +550.0% | 2 Number | 13 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 Number | 2 Number | 2 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 20.7 Number | 5 Number | 32 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.8 Number | 30 Number | 202 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 226.4 Number | 173 Number | 280 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 258.5 Number | 207 Number | 289 Number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 United States 2,144 Number compare
- 1 United States 2,144 Number compare
- 3 Switzerland 961 Number compare
- 5 Japan 177 Number compare
- 6 India 124 Number compare
- 7 Singapore 101 Number compare
More science & technology data for Canada
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- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 94.11 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 4.21 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.0464 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada?
- Patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority in Canada was 207 Number in 2013, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 289 Number in 2010.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 1978.
- How does Canada rank for patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority?
- Canada ranks 4th out of 22 countries with data for 2013.
- Is patent applications to the epo with foreign co-inventors, by priority rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO with foreign co-inventors, by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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