Statistical Country Profiles

Italy

Population (Million): 60.77 (2011) (Rank = 23)
Gross Domestic Product (Billion US$)(Constant 2005 US$ (PPP)): 1644.99 (2011) (Rank = 10)
IP Filings (Resident + Abroad, Including Regional) and Economy
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    Year Patent Trademark Industrial Design GDP (Constant 2005 US$)
    1997       1479.43
    1998     6,426 1500.86
    1999 18,539   6,701 1522.64
    2000 20,444   7,509 1578.27
    2001       1607.67
    2002       1614.92
    2003       1614.17
    2004       1642.11
    2005       1657.40
    2006       1693.84
    2007 28,494     1722.35
    2008 28,268   50,085 1702.44
    2009 26,570 260,707 50,420 1608.90
    2010 27,910 280,860 53,321 1637.93
    2011 27,679 285,948 55,401 1644.99
    Patent Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 2,485 18     7,717 10
    1998 2,845 15     8,785 10
    1999 9,287 9 1,172 34 9,252 10
    2000 11,076 9 1,396 35 9,368 12
    2001 3,329 15     9,644 12
    2002 3,336 16     9,928 11
    2003 3,676 14     10,403 11
    2004 3,998 15     12,499 11
    2005 4,200 15     13,369 11
    2006 4,197 17     14,045 11
    2007 13,647 9 870 33 14,847 12
    2008 12,931 9 861 34 15,337 12
    2009 12,698 9 903 31 13,872 12
    2010 12,965 9 846 31 14,945 13
    2011 12,776 9 927 31 14,903 13
    Patent Applications by Top Fields of Technology (1997 - 2011)
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    Field of Technology Share
    Handling 7.65
    Pharmaceuticals 6.62
    Transport 5.84
    Other special machines 5.79
    Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy 4.94
    Organic fine chemistry 4.94
    Civil engineering 4.94
    Medical technology 4.30
    Furniture, games 4.29
    Machine tools 4.25
    Others 46.44
    Patent Grants
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1,383 15     4,979 9
    1998 1,178 17     5,190 10
    1999 6,815 7 1,365 22 5,033 10
    2000 5,020 8 1,177 23 4,852 12
    2001 1,197 17     5,110 12
    2002 1,613 15     5,640 10
    2003 2,213 13     6,425 11
    2004 2,217 12     6,053 11
    2005 1,868 17     5,658 11
    2006 2,317 15     6,560 10
    2007 7,222 8 1,251 24 6,172 11
    2008 8,568 8 1,008 27 6,851 10
    2009 18,311 7 1,958 19 6,914 10
    2010 16,741 7 1,652 21 8,137 10
    2011 7,969 8 700 30 8,243 12
    Patents in Force
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    Year Patents in Force Rank
    2004    
    2005    
    2006    
    2007    
    2008    
    2009    
    2010 37,500 19
    2011 38,900 15
    Utility Model Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         221 6
    1998 2,653 8 214 5 217 7
    1999 2,804 7 158 8 199 8
    2000 2,820 7 265 6 205 7
    2001         219 7
    2002         211 12
    2003         212 13
    2004         153 9
    2005         178 11
    2006         207 8
    2007         150 10
    2008 1,981 10 219 7 195 10
    2009 2,109 10 198 9 180 9
    2010 2,307 9 155 11 262 10
    2011 2,308 9 162 10 286 9
    Trademark Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1 95 10,571 22 36,663 6
    1998 2,378 48 10,626 24 67,073 6
    1999 3,264 44 10,452 23 73,213 6
    2000 4,227 45 11,405 29 91,833 6
    2001 3,570 45 11,005 26 87,705 6
    2002 3,719 46 9,385 28 86,590 6
    2003 5,095 41 8,668 29 106,190 6
    2004 4,817 44 7,950 31 151,766 6
    2005 5,101 45 8,833 30 162,312 6
    2006 6,203 42 7,386 40 191,708 5
    2007 7,135 38 6,621 39 225,998 4
    2008 7,261 39 6,181 45 227,471 4
    2009 41,833 12 6,196 33 218,874 4
    2010 44,176 12 5,758 37 236,684 4
    2011 45,072 12 5,640 38 240,876 5
    Trademark Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 1 81 10,571 17 37,543 6
    1998     10,626 20 33,052 6
    1999 1 101 10,452 14 25,282 7
    2000     11,405 16 28,867 7
    2001     11,005 18 33,879 6
    2002     9,385 22 32,117 6
    2003 2,512 33 8,668 23 66,863 6
    2004 2,891 33 7,923 22 101,266 5
    2005 5,388 28 8,828 21 161,730 5
    2006 4,902 32 7,384 31 153,664 6
    2007 5,419 32 6,620 33 175,563 4
    2008 6,824 28 6,180 37 210,175 4
    2009 61,498 5 7,008 22 219,462 4
    2010 101,514 3 8,866 17 251,285 4
    2011 61,687 6 6,293 31 227,139 4
    Industrial Design Applications
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         1,309 9
    1998 1,794 14 3,938 6 4,632 7
    1999 1,625 15 4,158 6 5,076 7
    2000 1,747 16 4,355 5 5,762 7
    2001 364 38 3,167 7 5,922 7
    2002 448 33 3,093 7 5,542 7
    2003 1,208 19 1,839 13 18,186 6
    2004 1,437 20 919 20 35,832 4
    2005 1,735 18 669 24 43,969 3
    2006 1,672 18 548 27 42,764 4
    2007 1,704 18 469 29 46,805 5
    2008 2,917 10 263 47 47,168 4
    2009 2,992 13 138 49 47,428 4
    2010 3,170 12 131 51 50,151 4
    2011 3,328 10 117 56 52,073 4
    Industrial Design Registrations
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997         3,997 6
    1998 1,322 12 3,485 6 4,754 7
    1999 1,815 12 3,833 6 5,007 6
    2000 2,231 7 4,573 5 5,877 6
    2001 364 29 3,166 7 5,658 7
    2002 448 27 3,093 7 5,459 6
    2003 758 17 1,839 10 11,642 6
    2004 1,490 16 919 13 36,351 5
    2005 1,842 15 669 21 45,690 3
    2006 1,712 18 548 23 43,178 4
    2007 1,655 17 469 28 45,302 5
    2008 3,971 8 278 42 49,081 4
    2009 3,179 8 211 37 47,324 4
    2010 3,212 7 145 43 50,658 3
    2011 2,864 9 101 53 51,355 4
    International Applications via WIPO Administered Treaties
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    Year PCT System Rank Madrid System Rank Hague System Rank
    1997 797 12 1,571 5    
    1998 962 12 1,411 5    
    1999 1,091 12 1,157 5    
    2000 1,390 13 1,623 5 578 5
    2001 1,623 14 1,791 5 536 5
    2002 1,977 11 1,800 5 590 5
    2003 2,164 11 1,915 5 148 6
    2004 2,184 10 2,499 3 57 6
    2005 2,349 11 2,340 5 45 6
    2006 2,698 11 2,958 4 47 6
    2007 2,946 11 2,664 5 45 6
    2008 2,883 12 2,763 6 65 7
    2009 2,652 11 1,877 7 106 7
    2010 2,658 12 2,598 6 122 7
    2011 2,695 12 2,306 6 141 6
    PCT Top Applicants (Publication Year = 2011)
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    Applicant Publication Rank
    BASELL POLIOLEFINE ITALIA S.R.L. 42 425
    INDESIT COMPANY S.P.A. 39 459
    ENI S.P.A. 36 493
    NUOVO PIGNONE HOLDING S.P.A. 36 493
    SIDEL S.P.A. CON SOCIO UNICO 34 530
    PIRELLI TYRE S.P.A. 30 603
    CHIESI FARMACEUTICI S.P.A. 24 764
    TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. 23 802
    SAIPEM S.P.A. 21 866
    CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE 19 950
    PCT National Phase Entry (Direct and via Regional Office)
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    Year Resident Rank Non-Resident Rank Abroad Rank
    1997 386 10     802 11
    1998 465 10     1,572 11
    1999 593 10     2,050 11
    2000 648 10     2,277 11
    2001 799 10     2,725 10
    2002 895 10     3,238 10
    2003 1,091 8     3,717 10
    2004 1,299 9     6,210 10
    2005 1,392 9     6,625 10
    2006 1,487 9     7,050 11
    2007 1,705 9     7,976 11
    2008 1,770 9     8,559 11
    2009 1,738 9     8,236 11
    2010 1,792 9     9,044 10
    2011 1,774 10     8,977 11
    Source: WIPO statistics database. Last updated : 12/2012
  • The statistics are based on data collected from IP offices or extracted from the PATSTAT database (for statistics by field of technology). Data might be missing for some years and offices or may be incomplete for some origins. The data relating to population and gross domestic product (GDP) are from the UN Statistics Division and the World Bank.
  • A resident filing refers to an application filed in the country by its own resident; whereas a non-resident filing refers to the one filed by a foreign applicant. An abroad filing refers to an application filed by this country's resident at a foreign office.
  • Where an office provides total filings without breaking them down into resident and non-resident filings, WIPO divides the total count using the historical share of resident filings at that office.
  • IP filings and Economy lists patent, trademark and industrial design filings worldwide by applicants from this country (resident + abroad).
  • One filing at the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO), the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) or the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) is treated as equavalent of multiple abroad filings at each member state; whereas one filing at the European Patent Office (EPO) or the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) is counted as one abroad filing due to lack of information on designation.
  • Italy is a member of the European Patent Convention from 1979. Patent filings by residents of this country at the European Patent Office (EPO) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office. Due to lack of information on designation, filings by other nationals at the EPO are not counted as non-resident filings for Italy.
  • Italy is a member of the European Union. Trademark and industrial design filings by residents of this country at the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) are considered both resident and abroad filings via regional office; filings by other nationals at OHIM are considered non-resident filings via regional office for Italy.
  • Contact information: Economics and Statistics Division, WIPO. Tel.: +41-22-338-91-11, email: Ipstats.mail@wipo.int.
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