Statistics Norway

Innovation in the business enterprise sector

14   The use of patents and other methods of protection during the period 2002-2004. Per cent of innovative enterprises
Nace (SN2002) Units with innovation Patent application Other formal methods Strategic methods
Number of Per cent Registered industrial design Trademark Copyright Secrecy Complexity of design Lead-time advantage on competitors
      Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent Per cent
05 Fish hatcheries and fish farms 30 10 - 10 3 33 17 57
11 Extraction of oil and natural gas 29 45 10 21 17 41 28 52
10, 13-14 Mining and quarrying 9 11 - 11 11 47 - 36
15-16 Manufacture of food products; beverages and tobacco  215 10 7 24 4 30 12 39
17 Manufacture of textiles 39 16 13 27 9 14 20 36
18 Manufacture of wearing apparel; dressing and dyeing of fur 10 - 10 41 - 30 59 79
19 Tanning and dressing of leather; manufacture of luggage, handbags, saddlery, harness and footwear 2 - - - - 50 - 50
20 Manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork  124 14 6 14 6 12 10 26
21 Manufacture of pulp, paper and paper products 18 39 28 22 11 28 22 33
22 Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 97 2 1 12 28 21 21 37
24 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 48 48 10 46 13 67 25 50
25 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 49 25 11 20 5 47 31 53
26 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 50 17 13 21 4 24 14 42
27 Manufacture of basic metals 32 23 9 13 6 42 6 23
28 Manufacture of fabricated metal products  135 27 14 13 7 28 31 28
29 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.  180 36 11 22 8 32 30 44
30 Manufacture of office machinery and computers 2 50 50 50  100 50 50 50
31 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus n.e.c. 55 33 15 17 8 41 36 57
32 Manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 33 27 15 36 27 55 48 64
33 Manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments 52 27 12 20 12 46 39 64
34 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 24 33 9 21 13 29 29 33
35 Manufacture of other transport equipment  104 20 3 11 6 26 25 41
36 Manufacture of furniture;manufacturing n.e.c.  101 19 16 30 13 29 37 32
37 Recycling 8 - - - 13 13 - 25
10, 13-37 MINING AND MANUFACTURING, TOTAL 1 388 21 10 20 10 30 24 40
40-41 Electricity, gas and water supply 41 2 - 7 2 19 2 41
45 Construction  248 4 3 6 4 6 2 26
51 Wholesale trade and commission trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles  526 18 19 38 17 16 16 28
60 Land transport; transport via pipelines 37 3 3 5 5 3 3 -
61 Water transport 35 6 3 3 - 21 9 26
62 Air transport 4 25 - - - - - 50
63 Supporting and auxiliary transport activities; activities of travel agencies 81 4 - 15 6 18 10 30
64.2 Telecommunications 44 5 5 18 16 30 30 59
65 Financial intermediation, except insurance and pension funding 49 - - 2 2 12 2 23
66 Insurance and pension funding, except compulsory social security 10 - - 30 - 20 20 30
67 Activities auxiliary to financial intermediation 18 - - 5 5 22 16 45
72 Computers and related activities  306 6 3 31 23 38 34 57
73 Research and development 14 67 15 41 15 85 48 67
74 Enginering and technical testing  202 29 8 19 18 36 25 58
50-74 SERVICES, TOTAL 1 324 14 10 28 16 25 21 40
00-74 ALL INDUSTRIES 3 061 17 9 22 12 26 21 39

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