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7. Patents granted to finnish enterprises by European Patent Office and United States Patent and Trademark Office by industry in 2007

	European Patent Office		United States Patent and Trademark Office
Industry	Patents	Enterprises	Patents	Enterprises
Total of industries	732	171	945	138
Total of manufacturing industries	649	126	860	84
Manufacture of food products and bewerages	8	6	1	1
Manufacture of textiles and clothing	11	3	1	1
Manufacture of wood and wood products	12	6	8	3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	52	19	35	18
Manufacture of metals, metal products, machinery and equipment	156	48	57	23
Manufacture of electrical and optical equipment	401	36	751	32
Other manufacturing industries	9	8	7	6
Construction	1	1	..	..
Wholesale and retail trade	8	7	5	5
Transport, storage and communication	17	4	3	2
Computer and related activities	6	4	21	13
Research and development	19	8	27	16
Other business activities	24	14	27	16
Other industries	8	7	2	2

Source: Patenting 2007. Statistics Finland

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Acting Director in charge: Matti Parkkinen

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Updated 30.10.2008