Italy Patent Applications to the European Patent Office (2025)
Italy's Patent Applications to the European Patent Office: 4,767 number of applications in 2025, -1.8% YoY. Eurostat (PAT_EP_TOT), 2005–2025.
Italy (2025)
4,767
number of applications
-1.8% YoY
YoY Change
-1.8%
number of applications
Trend
down
Series length
21
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,767 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 4,853 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 5,082 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 4,867 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 4,920 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4,619 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 4,469 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4,404 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4,360 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 4,154 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 3,986 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 3,649 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,706 | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 3,744 | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 3,970 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 4,078 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 3,879 | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 4,357 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 4,408 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 4,173 | -0.6% |
About this Dataset
Italy recorded 4,767 number of applications in 2025. The latest change was -86. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 3,649 in 2014 to 5,082 in 2023.
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Italy from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output.
Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks the number of patent applications filed at the European Patent Office (EPO) by residents of Italy from 2005 to present. Patent filings are a leading indicator of innovation intensity and R&D output. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.
The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).
The series peaked at 5,082 number of applications in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 3,649 in 2014. The latest reading of 4,767 in 2025 represents a change of -86.