Patent applications by residents — all countries

Patent applications by residents — Italy

Patent applications by residents in Italy in 2021 — 10,281 filings. Ranked 10 in the world out of 113. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 61.4%.

2021 10,281 filings +2.19% vs 2020
World rank 10of 113
Period maximum 10,281 filings2021
Period minimum 2,000 filings1985

Trend over time

1980–2021 · applications

Patent applications by residents — Italy, 1980–202105,00010,00015,0001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 6,369 filings1985: 2,000 filings1988: 2,289 filings1992: 7,568 filings1993: 7,493 filings1994: 7,872 filings1996: 6,997 filings1999: 6,281 filings2000: 7,877 filings2007: 9,255 filings2008: 8,588 filings2009: 8,814 filings2010: 8,877 filings2011: 8,794 filings2012: 8,439 filings2013: 8,307 filings2014: 8,601 filings2016: 8,848 filings2017: 8,643 filings2018: 8,921 filings2019: 9,229 filings2020: 10,061 filings2021: 10,281 filings
Change over the period: +3,912 (+61.42%) Average annual rate: 1.17 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Italy

Italy 10,281 filings
World 2.39M filings
Europe & Central Asia computed 125,528 filings
Southern Europe computed 13,269 filings
High-income countries computed 799,553 filings
Patent applications by residents — Italy, by year Italy All countries CSV XLSX
Year filings Change Change, %
2021 10,281 +220 +2.19%
2020 10,061 +832 +9.02%
2019 9,229 +308 +3.45%
2018 8,921 +278 +3.22%
2017 8,643 −205 −2.32%
2016 8,848
2014 8,601 +294 +3.54%
2013 8,307 −132 −1.56%
2012 8,439 −355 −4.04%
2011 8,794 −83 −0.94%
2010 8,877 +63 +0.71%
2009 8,814 +226 +2.63%
2008 8,588 −667 −7.21%
2007 9,255
2000 7,877 +1,596 +25.41%
1999 6,281
1996 6,997
1994 7,872 +379 +5.06%
1993 7,493 −75 −0.99%
1992 7,568
1988 2,289
1985 2,000
1980 6,369

About the indicator

The number of applications for a patent filed by residents of a country with a national or regional patent office during the year. An application is not a patent: the share of titles actually granted differs across countries and offices. The indicator reflects inventive activity, but it is sensitive to national patenting practice, which in some countries is encouraged administratively.

Source: IP Statistics (WIPO), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.