France vs Italy: Patent applications, nonresidents
France
1,373
in 2021
Italy
797
in 2021
France rank
32nd
Italy rank
35th
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 1,373 against 797 in Italy, a difference of 576.
That makes France's figure about 1.7 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
Globally, France ranks 32nd and Italy ranks 35th of 150 countries.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.