Italy (2024)
1,188
number of applications
+3.8% YoY
YoY Change
+3.8%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Italy Patent Applications by Non-Residents (2024) — source data. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center.
Year number of applications YoY Change
2024 1,188 +3.8%
2023 1,145 +46.6%
2022 781 -2.0%
2021 797 -15.8%
2020 947 +5.5%
2019 898 -0.2%
2018 900 -12.7%
2017 1,031 +6.0%
2016 973 -90.0%
2015 9,687 +1,140.3%
2014 781 -13.7%
2013 905 +3.9%
2012 871 -6.0%
2011 927 +9.6%
2010 846 -6.3%
2009 903 +4.9%
2008 861 -1.0%
2007 870 -92.0%
2006 10,903 +16.8%
2005 9,331 +0.9%

About this Dataset

Italy recorded 1,188 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +3.8%. Across 1990–2024 the series ranges from 439 in 1994 to 10,903 in 2006.

This page tracks patent applications filed in Italy by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows.

Data sourced from WIPO IP Statistics Data Center via its public REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks patent applications filed in Italy by non-resident inventors from 1990 to present. Non-resident filings measure the attractiveness of a country's IP regime for foreign innovators and the depth of its technology import flows. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (35 observations).

The series peaked at 10,903 number of applications in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of 439 in 1994. The latest reading of 1,188 in 2024 represents a change of +3.8%.