FI · 2002 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2002
In 2002, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 8.4% compared to 2001, reaching 1,293.
Finland accounts for 2.8% of the EU-27 total of 45,897.
Finland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 26.6% (from 1,021 in 1997).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.