FI · 2006 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2006
In 2006, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 0.6% compared to 2005, reaching 1,351.
Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 52,599.
Finland ranks 8th 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 4.3% (from 1,411 in 2001).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.