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)
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