IT · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
4,369
Italy, 2015
▲ 3.2% vs 2014 (4,234)
Analysis
In 2015, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 3.2% compared to 2014, reaching 4,369.
Italy accounts for 8.5% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 2.9% (from 4,500 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
8.5%
EU-27: 51,545
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot