IT · 1984 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1984
In 1984, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 17.1% compared to 1983, reaching 1,223.
Italy accounts for 7.3% of the EU-27 total of 16,736.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 18 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 241.6% (from 358 in 1979).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.