IT · 1985 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1985
In 1985, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 19.1% compared to 1984, reaching 1,456.
Italy accounts for 8.0% of the EU-27 total of 18,271.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 139.9% (from 607 in 1980).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.