FI · 2003 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2003
In 2003, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.2% compared to 2002, reaching 1,295.
Finland accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 47,305.
Finland ranks 8th 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 9.7% (from 1,180 in 1998).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.