Finland - Patent applications

Patent applications, nonresidents

Patent applications, nonresidents in Finland was 97.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 40 years was 4,417.00 in 1989, while its lowest value was 75.00 in 2019.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

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Year Value
1980 2,734.00
1981 2,809.00
1982 2,907.00
1983 3,178.00
1984 3,408.00
1985 3,472.00
1986 3,627.00
1987 3,941.00
1988 4,084.00
1989 4,417.00
1990 4,410.00
1991 2,671.00
1992 3,953.00
1993 2,052.00
1994 1,842.00
1995 1,733.00
1996 483.00
1997 250.00
1998 212.00
1999 343.00
2000 324.00
2001 270.00
2002 207.00
2003 215.00
2004 209.00
2005 229.00
2006 202.00
2007 211.00
2008 147.00
2009 127.00
2010 102.00
2011 124.00
2012 129.00
2013 141.00
2014 126.00
2015 127.00
2016 108.00
2017 139.00
2018 100.00
2019 75.00
2020 97.00

Patent applications, residents

The latest value for Patent applications, residents in Finland was 1,588 as of 2020. Over the past 40 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 2,579 in 2000 and 1,260 in 2016.

Definition: Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.

Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity. The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the transformation of these data.

See also:

Year Value
1980 1,356
1981 1,423
1982 1,638
1983 1,719
1984 1,775
1985 1,727
1986 1,754
1987 1,859
1988 1,981
1989 1,948
1990 2,059
1991 2,123
1992 2,052
1993 2,166
1994 2,306
1995 2,058
1996 2,179
1997 2,355
1998 2,471
1999 2,511
2000 2,579
2001 2,390
2002 2,162
2003 1,972
2004 2,011
2005 1,830
2006 1,816
2007 1,804
2008 1,799
2009 1,806
2010 1,731
2011 1,650
2012 1,698
2013 1,596
2014 1,419
2015 1,289
2016 1,260
2017 1,390
2018 1,387
2019 1,321
2020 1,588

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Technology