IT · 1995 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1995
In 1995, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.3% compared to 1994, reaching 2,478.
Italy accounts for 9.1% of the EU-27 total of 27,336.
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 grown by 10.6% (from 2,241 in 1990).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.