IT · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
4,234
Italy, 2014
▼ 1.6% vs 2013 (4,301)
Analysis
In 2014, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.6% compared to 2013, reaching 4,234.
Italy accounts for 8.2% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.4% (from 4,430 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#3 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
8.2%
EU-27: 51,378
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot