High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013)

Ain (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.04 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
11.04
Change on year
up 12.4%
Rank
304th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
13.65
in 2004
All-time low
0.14
in 1986
Years of data
32
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013), 1979–2012

0510151979199520121979: 0.331980: 11981: 1.21983: 1.81985: 0.251986: 0.141987: 0.51988: 1.81989: 2.51990: 0.921991: 21992: 2.31993: 1.51994: 1.21995: 0.41996: 3.81997: 4.91998: 6.91999: 6.72000: 11.62001: 10.72002: 6.82003: 6.12004: 13.72005: 10.32006: 4.92007: 10.42008: 7.32009: 7.82010: 4.82011: 9.82012: 11

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013) stood at 11.04.

The figure is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013) peaked at 13.65 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.14, in 1986.

Ain (NUTS 2013) ranks 304th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Ain (NUTS 2013), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.33
1980 1 +203.0%
1981 1.2 +20.0%
1983 1.83 +52.5%
1985 0.25 -86.3%
1986 0.14 -44.0%
1987 0.5 +257.1%
1988 1.83 +266.0%
1989 2.5 +36.6%
1990 0.92 -63.2%
1991 2 +117.4%
1992 2.33 +16.5%
1993 1.5 -35.6%
1994 1.25 -16.7%
1995 0.4 -68.0%
1996 3.83 +857.5%
1997 4.92 +28.5%
1998 6.94 +41.1%
1999 6.73 -3.0%
2000 11.55 +71.6%
2001 10.71 -7.3%
2002 6.85 -36.0%
2003 6.13 -10.5%
2004 13.65 +122.7%
2005 10.29 -24.6%
2006 4.9 -52.4%
2007 10.41 +112.4%
2008 7.35 -29.4%
2009 7.79 +6.0%
2010 4.84 -37.9%
2011 9.82 +102.9%
2012 11.04 +12.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 1.16 0.14 2.5 8
1990s 3.08 0.4 6.94 10
2000s 8.96 4.9 13.65 10
2010s 8.57 4.84 11.04 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ain (NUTS 2013) was 11.04 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ain (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 13.65 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ain (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.14 in 1986.
How does Ain (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ain (NUTS 2013) ranks 304th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Ain (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ain (NUTS 2013) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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