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Appendix table 6. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee, 2009

Resident country
of assignee
Total of patents A: Human necessities B:Performing operations, transporting C: Chemistry, metallurgy D: Textiles, paper E: Fixed constructions F: Mechanical engineering G:Physics H:Electricity
Total of countries 4497 962 657 1249 182 180 217 373 677
Finland 128 11 33 18 9 6 8 18 25
Germany 985 150 211 232 97 60 69 59 107
United States 963 237 67 330 20 4 26 96 183
Switzerland 353 116 48 102 1 4 23 45 14
France 335 56 57 104 8 17 17 30 46
Japan 271 28 31 65 11 1 9 29 97
Great Britain 191 63 28 51   6 9 14 20
Italy 186 44 39 58 1 10 10 10 14
Sweden 182 32 34 29 8 25 11 12 31
Netherlands 142 41 22 47 3 5 5 8 11
Belgium 91 19 16 36 1 6 4 6 3
Denmark 84 22 14 36 1 2 1 4 4
Republic of Korea 78   3 5 1   1 10 58
Austria 73 7 19 18 9 11 5 2 2
Canada 66 15 3 12 1 1 2 7 25
Total of other countries 369 121 32 106 11 22 17 23 37

Source: Patenting 2009. Statistics Finland

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Updated 11.11.2010

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Patenting [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3023. 2009, Appendix table 6. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee, 2009 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 26.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2009/pat_2009_2010-11-11_tau_006_en.html