Italy vs United States of America: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Italy
1,761 Number
in 2012
United States of America
5,706 Number
in 2012
Italy rank
8th
United States of America rank
3rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 5,706 Number against 1,761 Number in Italy, a difference of 3,945 Number.
That makes United States of America's figure about 3.2 times Italy's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132.12 Number | 2,692 Number | 2,560 Number | United States of America |
| 1980s | 1,114 Number | 10,037 Number | 8,923 Number | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2,303 Number | 19,761 Number | 17,458 Number | United States of America |
| 2000s | 3,859 Number | 29,870 Number | 26,011 Number | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2,899 Number | 17,915 Number | 15,016 Number | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Italy or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 5,706 Number against 1,761 Number in Italy as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Italy and United States of America?
- 3,945 Number, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Italy ranks 8th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.