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Table 6. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee in 2008

Resident country of assigee 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 5210 1109 840 1251 212 201 244 463 890
Finland 143 24 21 23 11 9 5 18 32
Germany 1144 173 253 224 111 69 88 95 131
United States 1104 306 106 328 25 5 33 85 216
Switzerland 382 126 84 97 5 9 16 20 25
France 347 68 55 93 7 20 17 37 50
Japan 336 47 46 71 9 2 8 37 116
Great Britain 235 51 38 75 3 5 11 30 22
Sweden 234 43 42 32 11 25 11 28 42
Italy 208 45 50 50 4 7 16 10 26
Netherlands 168 47 25 41 1 6 1 26 21
Republic of Korea 124 4 1 10 2     10 97
Denmark 94 25 15 33 2 6 7 5 1
Total of other countries 691 150 104 174 21 38 31 62 111

Source: Patenting 2008. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Ari Leppälahti (09) 1734 3237, tiede.teknologia@stat.fi

Director in charge: Leena Storgårds

Updated 3.12.2009

Referencing instructions:

Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Patenting [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3023. 2008, Table 6. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee in 2008 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 20.12.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2008/pat_2008_2009-12-03_tau_008_en.html