IT · 2013 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 2013
In 2013, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.7% compared to 2012, reaching 4,301.
Italy accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 51,387.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 9.5% (from 4,753 in 2008).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.