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

-