FI · 2005 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2005
In 2005, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 4.7% compared to 2004, reaching 1,343.
Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,536.
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 6.4% (from 1,435 in 2000).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.