FI · 2016 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2016
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,314
Finland, 2016
▼ 5.1% vs 2015 (1,384)
Analysis
In 2016, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 5.1% compared to 2015, reaching 1,314.
Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 50,440.
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 2.4% (from 1,347 in 2011).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2016
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2016
2.6%
EU-27: 50,440
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot