FI · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)

Finland, 2005

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,343
Finland, 2005
▼ 4.7% vs 2004 (1,409)
Analysis

In 2005, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 4.7% compared to 2004, reaching 1,343.

Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,536.

Finland ranks 9th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.

Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 6.4% (from 1,435 in 2000).

Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2005
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2005
2.6%
EU-27: 51,536
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017