Life science patents granted by the European Patent Office in Italy 2023
In 2023, 196 patents were obtained from Italy in the sector of medical technology. This was the branch accounting for the largest number of patents obtained from the European Patent Office by this country in the field of life sciences. Moreover, 104 patents were granted in the pharmaceutical sector, and 29 in the biotechnology one. This statistic shows the number of patents obtained by Italy in the field of life sciences by the European Patent Office in 2023, by branch.