Ile de France vs Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Ile de France
312.85 Number
in 2012
Italy
717.32 Number
in 2012
Ile de France rank
8th
Italy rank
5th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time

  • Ile de France
  • Italy
02505007501.0k197719942012

How they compare

Italy currently reports 717.32 Number against 312.85 Number in Ile de France, a difference of 404.47 Number.

That makes Italy's figure about 2.3 times Ile de France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ile de France ahead.

Ile de France ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th of 1518 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ile de France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ile de France Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 54.82 Number 25.01 Number 29.81 Number Ile de France
1980s 177.6 Number 251.85 Number 74.25 Number Italy
1990s 398.6 Number 528.55 Number 129.95 Number Italy
2000s 552.44 Number 936.53 Number 384.09 Number Italy
2010s 395.03 Number 844.73 Number 449.7 Number Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region, Ile de France or Italy?
Italy, at 717.32 Number against 312.85 Number in Ile de France as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Ile de France and Italy?
404.47 Number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ile de France and Italy?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Ile de France and Italy rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Ile de France ranks 8th and Italy ranks 5th of 1518 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Ile de France vs Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 09 November 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/ile-de-france/italy/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent/ile-de-france/italy/">Ile de France vs Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,559 places, 41,187 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed