High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 36.08 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
36.08
Change on year
up 28.7%
Rank
131st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
84.11
in 1999
All-time low
3.33
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 3.31979: 9.51980: 5.31981: 13.21982: 14.21983: 34.91984: 271985: 36.61986: 34.31987: 391988: 321989: 431990: 50.81991: 35.71992: 33.11993: 43.11994: 26.21995: 351996: 73.31997: 72.51998: 69.11999: 84.12000: 73.42001: 70.32002: 66.62003: 44.82004: 39.72005: 47.42006: 522007: 43.32008: 36.52009: 29.92010: 46.82011: 282012: 36.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 36.08 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 28.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 84.11 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.33, in 1978.

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 131st of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 3.33
1979 9.5 +185.3%
1980 5.33 -43.9%
1981 13.15 +146.7%
1982 14.25 +8.4%
1983 34.92 +145.1%
1984 27 -22.7%
1985 36.61 +35.6%
1986 34.3 -6.3%
1987 39 +13.7%
1988 32 -17.9%
1989 43.04 +34.5%
1990 50.75 +17.9%
1991 35.73 -29.6%
1992 33.09 -7.4%
1993 43.09 +30.2%
1994 26.2 -39.2%
1995 34.96 +33.4%
1996 73.34 +109.8%
1997 72.48 -1.2%
1998 69.12 -4.6%
1999 84.11 +21.7%
2000 73.43 -12.7%
2001 70.35 -4.2%
2002 66.62 -5.3%
2003 44.76 -32.8%
2004 39.7 -11.3%
2005 47.37 +19.3%
2006 52.03 +9.8%
2007 43.26 -16.9%
2008 36.45 -15.7%
2009 29.86 -18.1%
2010 46.84 +56.9%
2011 28.04 -40.1%
2012 36.08 +28.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.42 3.33 9.5 2
1980s 27.96 5.33 43.04 10
1990s 52.29 26.2 84.11 10
2000s 50.38 29.86 73.43 10
2010s 36.99 28.04 46.84 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) was 36.08 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 84.11 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.33 in 1978.
How does Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 131st 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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
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