High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Arr. Leuven

Arr. Leuven: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 74.69 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
74.69
Change on year
up 14.6%
Rank
77th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
74.69
in 2012
All-time low
0.6
in 1981
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Arr. Leuven, 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 11979: 1.81980: 11981: 0.61982: 21983: 3.21984: 3.21985: 1.61986: 3.71987: 3.41988: 4.51989: 6.71990: 7.21991: 8.21992: 9.41993: 9.81994: 10.11995: 25.41996: 23.11997: 42.51998: 381999: 392000: 28.32001: 33.92002: 51.52003: 40.92004: 48.82005: 572006: 44.82007: 52.92008: 45.72009: 52.22010: 532011: 65.22012: 74.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Arr. Leuven recorded 74.69 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Arr. Leuven peaked at 74.69 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6, in 1981.

Arr. Leuven ranks 77th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Arr. Leuven, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Arr. Leuven, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 1.75 +75.0%
1980 1 -42.9%
1981 0.6 -40.0%
1982 2 +233.3%
1983 3.17 +58.5%
1984 3.2 +0.9%
1985 1.58 -50.6%
1986 3.7 +134.2%
1987 3.42 -7.6%
1988 4.45 +30.1%
1989 6.71 +50.8%
1990 7.23 +7.7%
1991 8.2 +13.4%
1992 9.37 +14.3%
1993 9.83 +4.9%
1994 10.12 +3.0%
1995 25.45 +151.5%
1996 23.07 -9.4%
1997 42.5 +84.2%
1998 38.04 -10.5%
1999 39.04 +2.6%
2000 28.33 -27.4%
2001 33.88 +19.6%
2002 51.53 +52.1%
2003 40.86 -20.7%
2004 48.81 +19.5%
2005 56.96 +16.7%
2006 44.84 -21.3%
2007 52.94 +18.1%
2008 45.7 -13.7%
2009 52.22 +14.3%
2010 52.95 +1.4%
2011 65.18 +23.1%
2012 74.69 +14.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.38 1 1.75 2
1980s 2.98 0.6 6.71 10
1990s 21.29 7.23 42.5 10
2000s 45.61 28.33 56.96 10
2010s 64.27 52.95 74.69 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Arr. Leuven?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Arr. Leuven was 74.69 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Arr. Leuven?
The highest recorded value was 74.69 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Arr. Leuven?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 in 1981.
How does Arr. Leuven rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Arr. Leuven ranks 77th 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 Arr. Leuven?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Arr. Leuven 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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