IT · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
4,148
Italy, 2017
▼ 2.2% vs 2016 (4,242)
Analysis
In 2017, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 2.2% compared to 2016, reaching 4,148.
Italy accounts for 8.4% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
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 4.3% (from 4,333 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
8.4%
EU-27: 49,211
Italy timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot