FI · 2015 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2015
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,384
Finland, 2015
▼ 25.7% vs 2014 (1,862)
Analysis
In 2015, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 25.7% compared to 2014, reaching 1,384.
Finland accounts for 2.7% of the EU-27 total of 51,545.
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 0.6% (from 1,392 in 2010).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2015
#9 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2015
2.7%
EU-27: 51,545
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot