FI · 2017 · pat_ep_ntot
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
Finland, 2017
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017)
1,296
Finland, 2017
▼ 1.4% vs 2016 (1,314)
Analysis
In 2017, Finland's patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 1,296.
Finland accounts for 2.6% of the EU-27 total of 49,211.
Finland ranks 10th 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 20.8% (from 1,637 in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset pat_ep_ntot, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2017
#10 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2017
2.6%
EU-27: 49,211
Finland timeline (last 15 years)
2003 2017
Source:
Eurostat · pat_ep_ntot