Patents

In an increasingly globalised economic landscape that amplifies the need for competitiveness, protecting an invention means not only safeguarding investment in research and development, but also creating value, strengthening one's market position and promoting technology transfer.

In Italy, the patent plays a key role particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises, which form the backbone of the national business fabric, offering them a concrete means to protect their know-how, attract investment and stimulate sustainable innovation.

In 2025, the DGPI-UIBM received a total of 14,069 patent applications, of which almost 12,000 were applications for patents for invention, attesting to the sustained vitality of research and development activities carried out by Italian enterprises.