IT · 1983 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1983
In 1983, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 24.3% compared to 1982, reaching 1,044.
Italy accounts for 6.8% of the EU-27 total of 15,275.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.