Italy Patent Applications by Residents (2024)
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.
Italy (2024)
9,120
number of applications
+7.6% YoY
YoY Change
+7.6%
number of applications
Trend
up
Series length
23
years of data
Data
| Year | number of applications | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9,120 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 8,478 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 8,440 | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 10,281 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 10,061 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 9,229 | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8,921 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 8,643 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,848 | n/a |
| 2014 | 8,601 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 8,307 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8,439 | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 8,794 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 8,877 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 8,814 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 8,588 | -7.2% |
| 2007 | 9,255 | n/a |
| 2000 | 7,877 | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 6,281 | n/a |
| 1996 | 6,997 | n/a |
About this Dataset
Italy recorded 9,120 number of applications in 2024. The latest change was +7.6%. Across 1992–2024 the series ranges from 6,281 in 1999 to 10,281 in 2021.
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.
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 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.
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).
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%.