Patent applications filed with the Finnish Patent Office according to applicant's country | ||||
Applicant's country | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
Finland | 2511 | 2579 | 2390 | 2162 |
The Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Belgium | 2 | - | - | - |
Belize | - | - | - | 1 |
Brazil | - | - | 1 | - |
Bulgaria | 1 | - | - | - |
Spain | - | 1 | 3 | 3 |
South Africa | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1 | 2 |
India | - | 1 | - | - |
Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Iceland | - | - | - | 2 |
Great Britain | 13 | 15 | 6 | 5 |
Israel | - | - | 2 | 4 |
Italy | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
Austria | 4 | - | 3 | 2 |
Japan | 23 | 31 | 31 | 12 |
Canada | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 |
China | - | - | - | 3 |
Republic of Korea | 1 | 7 | 9 | 17 |
Greece | - | - | - | 1 |
Liechtenstein | - | - | 1 | - |
Norway | 7 | 5 | 7 | - |
Panama | - | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Poland | - | - | 1 | - |
France | 1 | 3 | - | 3 |
Sweden | 55 | 41 | 43 | 31 |
Germany | 34 | 25 | 23 | 16 |
Singapore | - | 1 | 1 | - |
Switzerland | 20 | 26 | 18 | 14 |
Taiwan | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
Denmark | 22 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
Czech Republic | - | - | - | 1 |
Ukraine | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Hungary | - | 1 | - | - |
USA | 141 | 128 | 74 | 58 |
New Zealand | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Russia | - | 3 | 3 | - |
Estonia | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
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Last updated: 6.9.2010
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