FI · 1997 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 1997
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,021
Finland, 1997
▲ 18.9% vs 1996 (859)
Analysis
In 1997, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 18.9% compared to 1996, reaching 1,021.
Finland accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 36,234.
Finland ranks 7th out of 26 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 96.7% (from 519 in 1992).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1997
#7 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1997
2.8%
EU-27: 36,234
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot