IT · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
4,242
Italy, 2016
▼ 2.9% vs 2015 (4,369)
Analysis
In 2016, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.9% compared to 2015, reaching 4,242.
Italy accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 3.9% (from 4,414 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
8.4%
EU-27: 50,440
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot