Euroopan patenttivirasto (EPO) tiedottaa: Finnish patent applications at the European Patent Office decrease in 2018

· Patent applications from Finnish companies at the European Patent Office (EPO) decreased by 3.8% ·  Decline mainly due to fewer applications in digital communicationSome sectors such as environmental technology see strong growth in patents filed · Nokia remains most important patent applicant from Finland · Finland one of the leading countries in terms of patent applications per million inhabitants · EPO receives over 174 000 applications in total; increase fuelled by European companies; slowed growth from China · EPO President António Campinos: “Despite the drop in patent