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Appendix table 5. Patents granted to Finnish enterprises and associations by European Patent Office and US Patent and Trademark Office by industry (TOL 2008), 2012

Industry	European Patent Office 2012		US Patent and Trademark Office 2012
	Patents	Number of enterprises	Patents	Number of enterprises
Total	656	173	1177	205
C Manufacturing, total	512	116	963	113
10-12 Food industry	5	3	4	4
13-15 Textile, clothing, leather and footwear industry	2	2	2	2
16-17 Wood and paper industry	17	8	14	5
19-22 Chemical industry	32	18	43	21
24-25, 28-30 Metal and engineering industry	126	51	125	36
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	313	26	762	36
Other manufacturing	17	8	13	9
D, E Electricity, gas and water supply			3	2
F Construction	37	2	34	3
G Wholesale and retail trade	10	8	10	9
J Information and communication	16	11	37	27
72 Scientific research and development	15	7	38	14
M Professional, scientific and technical activities (excl. 72)	26	16	53	28
Other industries	40	13	39	9

Source: Patenting 2012. Statistics Finland

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Updated 31.10.2013