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Patents granted in Finland, and patents in force at the end of the year

Finland acceded to the European Patent Convention on 1 March 1996.

Year Patents granted by the Finnish Patent Office (NBPR)
In force at the end of the year
European patents validated in Finland
In force at the end of the year
2012
835
10 372
5 249
37 571
2011
841
11 119
4 764
36 003
2010
923
12 216
4 644
34 406
2009 1 055 13 401 4 556 33 893
2008 998
14 168
5 245 32 859
2007 921
14 604
5 478 29 918
2006 1 059
17 076
6 469 26 269
2005 1 757 17 846
5 639 21 625
2004 2 075 18 234
5 759 17 825
2003 2 402 18 601
6 266 13 362
2002 2 056 19 110
4 259 7 808
2001 2 047 19 043
1 833
2000 1 939 19 377
1 405
1999 1 786 19 500
710
1998 2 064 20 274
130
1997 2 298 19 878
8
1996 2 302 19 529


1995 2 347 19 202


1994 2 563 18 954


1993 2 721 18 721


1992 2 695 18 367


1991 2 683 16 629


1990 2 497 16 576


1989 2 512 14 958


1988 2 690 14 199


1987 2 672 13 126


1986 2 175 12 100


1985 2 161 11 275


1984 2 204 10 752


1983 2 224 10 179


1982 2 057 9 646


1981 2 050 9 049


1980 1 906 8 386