FI · 1987 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 1987
In 1987, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 32.4% compared to 1986, reaching 282.
Finland accounts for 1.3% of the EU-27 total of 21,737.
Finland ranks 8th out of 17 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 216.9% (from 89 in 1982).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.