Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in Italy

Italy: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 was 27.1 in 2013. ▲ Rising

Latest (2013)
27.1
Change on year
down 32.4%
World rank
7th
of 44 countries
All-time high
52.9
in 2002
All-time low
2
in 1979
Years of data
36
1978–2013

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in Italy, 1978–2013

02040601978199520131978: 2.21979: 21980: 8.11981: 12.61982: 10.31983: 15.81984: 23.41985: 19.51986: 17.91987: 14.21988: 15.91989: 19.31990: 16.91991: 20.61992: 20.81993: 29.61994: 36.11995: 27.41996: 31.31997: 30.71998: 32.61999: 372000: 37.92001: 36.42002: 52.92003: 50.42004: 49.82005: 49.12006: 42.92007: 482008: 40.12009: 38.62010: 35.72011: 48.22012: 40.12013: 27.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in Italy is 27.1, measured in 2013.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% on the previous year and down 46.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in Italy peaked at 52.9 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1979.

Italy ranks 7th of 44 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 in Italy, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012) in Italy, 1978 to 2013.
Year Value Change
1978 2.25
1979 2 -11.1%
1980 8.05 +302.6%
1981 12.62 +56.7%
1982 10.28 -18.5%
1983 15.76 +53.3%
1984 23.4 +48.5%
1985 19.54 -16.5%
1986 17.93 -8.3%
1987 14.25 -20.5%
1988 15.93 +11.8%
1989 19.28 +21.0%
1990 16.92 -12.2%
1991 20.62 +21.8%
1992 20.76 +0.7%
1993 29.59 +42.5%
1994 36.06 +21.9%
1995 27.43 -23.9%
1996 31.3 +14.1%
1997 30.69 -2.0%
1998 32.63 +6.3%
1999 36.95 +13.2%
2000 37.85 +2.4%
2001 36.35 -4.0%
2002 52.9 +45.5%
2003 50.39 -4.8%
2004 49.78 -1.2%
2005 49.09 -1.4%
2006 42.86 -12.7%
2007 47.99 +12.0%
2008 40.08 -16.5%
2009 38.64 -3.6%
2010 35.71 -7.6%
2011 48.24 +35.1%
2012 40.06 -16.9%
2013 27.1 -32.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.12 2 2.25 2
1980s 15.7 8.05 23.4 10
1990s 28.3 16.92 36.95 10
2000s 44.59 36.35 52.9 10
2010s 37.78 27.1 48.24 4

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 4 Japan 45.26 compare
  2. 5 France 38.66 compare
  3. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 30.78 compare
  4. 8 Switzerland 21.44 compare
  5. 9 Denmark 18.93 compare
  6. 10 Sweden 12.99 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in Italy?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 in Italy was 27.1 in 2013, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 52.9 in 2002.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1979.
How does Italy rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2?
Italy ranks 7th out of 44 countries with data for 2013.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nace rev. 2 rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NACE Rev. 2 activity (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,291 data points, 1977–2013
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