Table 15 The use of patents and other methods of protection during the period 2002-2004. Per cent of innovative enterprises

15	The use of patents and other methods of protection during the period 2002-2004. Per cent of innovative enterprises

Nace (SN2002) and size classes	Units with innovation	Patent application	Other formal methods			Strategic methods

Nace (SN2002) and size classes	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
05-74 ALL INDUSTRIES	3 061	17	9	22	12	26	21	39
Size of enterprise
10-19 employees	1 197	14	10	22	13	26	21	36
20-49 employees	995	12	6	20	8	19	19	39
50-99 employees	407	20	10	21	11	30	19	40
100-199 employees	217	26	15	27	17	37	26	41
200-499 employees	141	35	11	32	16	38	21	43
Over 500 employees	103	34	11	28	20	40	28	54

10, 13-37 MINING AND MANUFACTURING, TOTAL	1 388	21	10	20	10	30	24	40
10-19 employees	431	15	7	15	9	25	21	33
20-49 employees	433	16	8	16	6	26	24	40
50-99 employees	256	24	13	25	10	33	23	38
100-199 employees	132	30	17	27	16	40	32	46
200-499 employees	87	44	11	36	14	45	25	47
Over 500 employees	49	45	14	45	18	53	35	61

51-74 SERVICES, TOTAL	1 324	14	10	28	16	25	21	40
10-19 employees	630	15	12	29	17	29	25	40
20-49 employees	434	11	7	29	13	17	17	40
50-99 employees	106	13	8	19	16	27	16	42
100-199 employees	73	21	14	30	19	36	19	36
200-499 employees	46	26	11	28	22	28	13	41
Over 500 employees	35	17	6	14	20	23	20	49

05, 11, 40-41, 45 OTHER INDUSTRIES	349	8	3	8	5	13	5	33
10-19 employees	136	7	6	13	6	12	4	30
20-49 employees	128	3	-	2	1	7	4	32
50-99 employees	45	11	-	9	4	20	4	44
100-199 employees	12	9	-	-	8	16	-	8
200-499 employees	8	-	-	13	-	13	13	13
Over 500 employees	19	37	11	11	26	37	26	47