FI · 2000 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2000
In 2000, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.3% compared to 1999, reaching 1,435.
Finland accounts for 3.1% of the EU-27 total of 45,674.
Finland ranks 6th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 99.9% (from 718 in 1995).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.