High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Italy

Italy: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 292.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
292.53
Change on year
down 25.8%
World rank
8th
of 31 countries
All-time high
569.7
in 2005
All-time low
4
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Italy, 1977–2012

02004006001977199420121977: 41978: 11.51979: 301980: 581981: 58.51982: 46.81983: 94.21984: 79.31985: 108.21986: 1311987: 143.61988: 161.81989: 171.71990: 193.61991: 167.71992: 199.71993: 232.11994: 263.61995: 256.51996: 304.31997: 324.21998: 380.91999: 382.92000: 476.92001: 430.82002: 5192003: 499.92004: 488.32005: 569.72006: 488.52007: 451.32008: 460.52009: 4542010: 397.12011: 394.32012: 292.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Italy recorded 292.53 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 43.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy peaked at 569.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 1977.

That places Italy 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Italy, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 4
1978 11.5 +187.5%
1979 30 +160.9%
1980 58 +93.3%
1981 58.53 +0.9%
1982 46.83 -20.0%
1983 94.17 +101.1%
1984 79.33 -15.8%
1985 108.23 +36.4%
1986 131 +21.0%
1987 143.58 +9.6%
1988 161.79 +12.7%
1989 171.67 +6.1%
1990 193.63 +12.8%
1991 167.67 -13.4%
1992 199.7 +19.1%
1993 232.1 +16.2%
1994 263.62 +13.6%
1995 256.5 -2.7%
1996 304.26 +18.6%
1997 324.21 +6.6%
1998 380.9 +17.5%
1999 382.85 +0.5%
2000 476.9 +24.6%
2001 430.82 -9.7%
2002 519.02 +20.5%
2003 499.95 -3.7%
2004 488.29 -2.3%
2005 569.7 +16.7%
2006 488.5 -14.3%
2007 451.32 -7.6%
2008 460.46 +2.0%
2009 453.98 -1.4%
2010 397.12 -12.5%
2011 394.32 -0.7%
2012 292.53 -25.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 15.17 4 30 3
1980s 105.31 46.83 171.67 10
1990s 270.54 167.67 382.85 10
2000s 483.89 430.82 569.7 10
2010s 361.32 292.53 397.12 3

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 5 Netherlands 545.39 compare
  2. 6 Finland 358.81 compare
  3. 7 Belgium 317.81 compare
  4. 9 Switzerland 289.42 compare
  5. 10 Spain 242.17 compare
  6. 11 Austria 196.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Italy was 292.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 569.7 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 4 in 1977.
How does Italy rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Italy ranks 8th out of 31 countries with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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