Italy - Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT

Since 2014, Italy Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT jumped by 1.3% year on year. At 3,732.96 Units in 2019, the country was ranked number 8 comparing other countries in Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT. Italy is overtaken by United Kingdom, which was ranked number 7 with 6,238.33 Units and is followed by Sweden with 3,405.44 Units. United States ranked the highest with 55,573.85 Units in 2019, a growth of 1.3% compared to 2018. China, Japan and Germany respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Latvia recorded the best 5 years average growth at +18.5% per year, while New Zealand witnessed the worst performance at -7.5% per year.

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Date Units
2019 3,732.96
2018 3,672.47
2017 3,552.14
2016 3,650.98
2015 3,643.00
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How does Italy rank in Number of Patent Applications Filed under the PCT?

# 44 Countries Units Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
United States
55,574 2019 +1.3 % +0.7 % View data
2 #2
China
53,080 2019 +6.1 % +15.4 % View data
7 #7
United Kingdom
6,238 2019 +0.6 % -0.4 % View data
8 #8
Italy
3,733 2019 +1.6 % +1.3 % View data
9 #9
Sweden
3,405 2019 +1.4 % +1.5 % View data
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