FI · 1998 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 1998
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,180
Finland, 1998
▲ 15.6% vs 1997 (1,021)
Analysis
In 1998, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 15.6% compared to 1997, reaching 1,180.
Finland accounts for 3.0% of the EU-27 total of 39,695.
Finland ranks 6th 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 99.7% (from 591 in 1993).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 1998
#6 of 26
% of EU-27 total · 1998
3.0%
EU-27: 39,695
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot