FI · 2014 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2014
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,862
Finland, 2014
▲ 6.7% vs 2013 (1,745)
Analysis
In 2014, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) increased by 6.7% compared to 2013, reaching 1,862.
Finland accounts for 3.6% of the EU-27 total of 51,378.
Finland ranks 7th out of 24 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 41.5% (from 1,316 in 2009).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2014
#7 of 24
% of EU-27 total · 2014
3.6%
EU-27: 51,378
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot