The number of European patent filings grew again in 2015 reaching a new high of nearly 279,000 (in 2014: 274,000, +1.6%), according to the EPO's (European Patent Office) 2015 annual report.

For once, Italy is faring much better than the European average: the Belpaese reversed the negative trend of the past four years scoring a 9.0% growth of new applications in 2015 from Italian companies compared to 2014.

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Source: http://www.italiangoodnews.com/