IT · 1997 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Italy, 1997
In 1997, Italy's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 9.1% compared to 1996, reaching 3,153.
Italy accounts for 8.7% of the EU-27 total of 36,234.
Italy ranks 3rd out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 45.4% (from 2,169 in 1992).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.