{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"it-patent-applications-residents","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-patent-applications-residents","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/it-patent-applications-residents/","title":"Italy Patent Applications by Residents (2024)","description":"Italy's Patent Applications by Residents: 9,120 number of applications in 2024, +7.6% YoY. WIPO IP Statistics Data Center (WIPO-PAT-RESD), 1992–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","Italy","2024"],"publisher":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Italy","temporal_coverage":"1992/2024","unit":"number of applications","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Italy Patent Applications by Residents","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"WIPO IP Statistics Data Center","url":"https://www3.wipo.int/ipstats/"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1992–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"23"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Italy"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Italy (2024)","value":"9,120","unit":"number of applications","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+7.6% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+7.6%","unit":"number of applications"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"23","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Italy Patent Applications by Residents"}],"observation_count":23,"observations":[{"period":"1992","value":7568},{"period":"1993","value":7493},{"period":"1994","value":7872},{"period":"1996","value":6997},{"period":"1999","value":6281},{"period":"2000","value":7877},{"period":"2007","value":9255},{"period":"2008","value":8588},{"period":"2009","value":8814},{"period":"2010","value":8877},{"period":"2011","value":8794},{"period":"2012","value":8439},{"period":"2013","value":8307},{"period":"2014","value":8601},{"period":"2016","value":8848},{"period":"2017","value":8643},{"period":"2018","value":8921},{"period":"2019","value":9229},{"period":"2020","value":10061},{"period":"2021","value":10281},{"period":"2022","value":8440},{"period":"2023","value":8478},{"period":"2024","value":9120}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"number of applications"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"9120.0","yoyChange":"+7.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"8478.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2022","value":"8440.0","yoyChange":"-17.9%"},{"year":"2021","value":"10281.0","yoyChange":"+2.2%"},{"year":"2020","value":"10061.0","yoyChange":"+9.0%"},{"year":"2019","value":"9229.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"8921.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"8643.0","yoyChange":"-2.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"8848.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2014","value":"8601.0","yoyChange":"+3.5%"},{"year":"2013","value":"8307.0","yoyChange":"-1.6%"},{"year":"2012","value":"8439.0","yoyChange":"-4.0%"},{"year":"2011","value":"8794.0","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2010","value":"8877.0","yoyChange":"+0.7%"},{"year":"2009","value":"8814.0","yoyChange":"+2.6%"},{"year":"2008","value":"8588.0","yoyChange":"-7.2%"},{"year":"2007","value":"9255.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"2000","value":"7877.0","yoyChange":"+25.4%"},{"year":"1999","value":"6281.0","yoyChange":"n/a"},{"year":"1996","value":"6997.0","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of patent applications filed by residents of Italy from 1990 to present. Resident patent filings are the most direct measure of domestic innovation output and R&D commercialisation. It is published by WIPO IP Statistics Data Center and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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 1992–2024 (23 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 10,281 number of applications in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 6,281 in 1999. The latest reading of 9,120 in 2024 represents a change of +7.6%."}]}