http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/index_en.html Latest statistical releases from Statistics Finland on statistics Patenting en http://www.stat.fi/favicon.png http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/index_en.html 32 32 http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2011/pat_2011_2012-11-01_tie_001_en.html The number of European patents granted to domestic manufacturing enterprises fell by 14 per cent from the previous year in 2011. A total of 573 European patents were granted to enterprises and associations in 2011 while the respective number in 2010 was 657. The number of enterprises having received patents was also lower than in the previous year. These data derive from statistics on patenting in 2011 published by Statistics Finland. Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2011/pat_2011_2012-11-01_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2010/pat_2010_2011-11-03_tie_001_en.html The number of patent applications made in Finland decreased by around one hundred from the previous year in 2010. The number went down for both domestic and foreign applicants. By contrast, the number of patents granted in Finland to domestic patentees, similarly as the number of European patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations, remained on level with the previous year. The number of U.S. patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations grew by one quarter to about 1,250 patents. These data derive from statistics on patenting in 2010 published by Statistics Finland. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2010/pat_2010_2011-11-03_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tie_001_en.html The number of applications made by Finnish enterprises and associations for domestic patents remained on level with the previous year in 2009. The largest number of patent applications was made in the metal and engineering industry. By contrast, the number of domestic patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations fell slightly from the previous year in 2009. The number of European patents granted to enterprises and associations also fell short of the previous years level. One-half of the European patents were granted in the electronics industry. These data derive from statistics on patenting in 2009 published by Statistics Finland. Thu, 11 Nov 2010 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2008/pat_2008_2009-12-03_tie_001_en.html Domestic patenting by enterprises and associations declined steadily from 2000 to 2005, when enterprises filed 1,371 domestic patent applications. The decline halted in 2006, when slight growth was recorded, but in 2007 the number of applications fell again and totalled 1,349. In 2008, the number of applications began to show growth again and enterprises or associations filed 1,397 domestic patent applications. In 2008, the number of enterprises or associations having filed patent applications rose to 512 whereas in 2007 they numbered 467. Examined by industry, patenting increased in the manufacture of wood and wood products, and in the manufacture of metal, metal products and machinery. By contrast, in the manufacture of electrical and optical equipment the number of enterprises domestic patent applications fell clearly, from 226 in 2007 to 141 in 2008. Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2008/pat_2008_2009-12-03_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2007/pat_2007_2008-10-30_tie_001_en.html Domestic patenting by enterprises and associations has been declining steadily since the year 2000. Enterprises filed 1,898 domestic patent applications in 2000 and 1,349 applications in 2007. Enterprises having filed patent applications numbered 563 in 2000 and 467 in 2007. Over the same time period, the number of domestic patents granted to enterprises fell from 879 to 559 and the number of enterprises to which patents were granted from 262 to 246. One reason for the reduction is increased international patenting by enterprises. Applications for patents validated in Finland are also filed with international patenting offices, mainly the European Patent Office. A total of 141 European patents of 71 domestic enterprises were validated in Finland in 2007. Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2007/pat_2007_2008-10-30_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2006/pat_2006_2007-10-25_tie_001_en.html Relative to population, the number of European patent applications filed in Finland was the third highest in 2006. Switzerland held the top position with 730 applications per one million population. Calculated for all EU countries, the corresponding number was 130 applications. Thu, 25 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2006/pat_2006_2007-10-25_tie_001_en.html http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2005/pat_2005_2006-10-04_tie_001_en.html A total of 2,061 patent applications were filed in Finland in 2005. The number was 164 lower than in the previous year. Foreign patent applications filed direct with the Board of Patents and Registration numbered 226, which was 11 more than in the year before. The largest numbers of foreign patent applications were received from the United States (69), Sweden (41) and Germany (23). Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:00:00 GMT http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2005/pat_2005_2006-10-04_tie_001_en.html