IT · 1991 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1991
In 1991, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 2.9% compared to 1990, reaching 2,306.
Italy accounts for 9.9% of the EU-27 total of 23,380.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 21 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 41.0% (from 1,636 in 1986).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.