EPO released the Patent Index 2020: in the year of Covid-19, Italy plays a major role in healthcare innovation
The European Patent Office (EPO) released the Patent Index 2020, which gives an overview of the filing activities in the EU during the past year. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic’s dramatic impact on all aspects of the economy, the number of patent applications filed only slightly declined with a 0.7% decrease compared to 2019.
In this scenario, Italy emerges as one of the fastest-growing European countries in the healthcare innovation sector, achieving an increase in…
