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Appendix table 4. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee, 2013

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 5164 1139 869 1255 192 159 301 467 782
United States 1136 315 94 363 39 8 46 110 161
Germany 951 142 242 190 60 50 82 92 93
Japan 435 64 50 132 10   10 39 130
Switzerland 407 133 73 109 6 7 22 33 24
France 298 48 74 82 5 10 15 31 33
Sweden 226 41 51 24 16 19 15 22 38
Great Britain 214 64 27 62 5 1 15 27 13
Italy 214 57 54 47 4 6 19 15 12
Netherlands 164 34 33 41 7 10 9 13 17
Finland 147 9 40 15 21 8 9 12 33
Denmark 111 28 15 35 3 7 8 5 10
Republic of Korea 100 6 2 7 1     5 79
Canada 96 26 7 14 3   2 14 30
China 92 8 5 10 1   2 3 63
Belgium 82 22 17 19 1 9 9 4 1
Austria 74 16 21 7 6 5 8 6 5
Spain 53 18 8 14   7 2 3 1
Norway 43 12 13 6   1 5 3 3
Total of other countries 321 96 43 78 4 11 23 30 36

Source: Patenting 2013. Statistics Finland

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Updated 23.10.2014

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Patenting [e-publication].
ISSN=1797-3023. 2013, Appendix table 4. European patents validated in Finland by IPC-section and resident country of assignee, 2013 . Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 18.4.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/pat/2013/pat_2013_2014-10-23_tau_004_en.html