FI · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2006
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,351
Finland, 2006
▲ 0.6% vs 2005 (1,343)
Analysis
In 2006, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.6% compared to 2005, reaching 1,351.
Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
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 fallen by 4.3% (from 1,411 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2006
#8 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2006
2.6%
EU-27: 52,599
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot