FI · 2008 · pat_ep_ntot

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

Finland, 2008

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,266
Finland, 2008
▼ 0.8% vs 2007 (1,276)
Analysis

In 2008, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 0.8% compared to 2007, reaching 1,266.

Finland accounts for 2.5% of the EU-27 total of 51,658.

Finland ranks 10th 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 2.2% (from 1,295 in 2003).

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

Rank in EU-27 · 2008
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2008
2.5%
EU-27: 51,658
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017