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Appendix table 7. Patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations by European Patent Office by industry (TOL 2008), 2009 and 2010

Industry	European Patent Office 2009		European Patent Office 2010
	Patents	Number of enterprises	Patents	Number of enterprises
Total	642	175	657	178
C Manufacturing, total	518	120	516	112
10-12 Food industry	4	3	6	4
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry
16-17 Wood and paper industry	7	5	8	6
19-22 Chemical industry	28	17	23	14
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry	130	53	136	47
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	324	27	328	29
Other manufacturing	25	15	15	12
D,E Electricity, gas and water supply	1	1	2	2
F Construction	2	2	2	2
G Wholesale and retail trade	6	5	6	6
J Information and communication	20	13	17	12
72 Scientific research and development	20	10	28	20
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72)	25	17	25	16
Other industries	50	7	61	8

Source: Patenting 2010. Statistics Finland

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Updated 3.11.2011