High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bologna

Bologna: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 13.72 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
13.72
Change on year
up 12.7%
Rank
257th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
20.95
in 2000
All-time low
0.33
in 1983
Years of data
31
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bologna, 1979–2012

051015201979199520121979: 11981: 11983: 0.331984: 41986: 11987: 11988: 2.21989: 0.81990: 2.21991: 41992: 1.81993: 6.71994: 9.81995: 31996: 18.21997: 14.41998: 17.81999: 14.62000: 20.92001: 8.72002: 11.92003: 92004: 7.72005: 13.32006: 11.22007: 12.82008: 10.22009: 13.52010: 7.82011: 12.22012: 13.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bologna is 13.72, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bologna peaked at 20.95 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1983.

Bologna ranks 257th 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 Bologna, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Bologna, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1981 1 +0.0%
1983 0.33 -67.0%
1984 4 +1112.1%
1986 1 -75.0%
1987 1 +0.0%
1988 2.17 +117.0%
1989 0.8 -63.1%
1990 2.25 +181.2%
1991 4 +77.8%
1992 1.8 -55.0%
1993 6.67 +270.6%
1994 9.83 +47.4%
1995 2.95 -70.0%
1996 18.25 +518.6%
1997 14.42 -21.0%
1998 17.83 +23.6%
1999 14.63 -17.9%
2000 20.95 +43.2%
2001 8.66 -58.7%
2002 11.95 +38.0%
2003 9.02 -24.5%
2004 7.69 -14.7%
2005 13.35 +73.6%
2006 11.19 -16.2%
2007 12.79 +14.3%
2008 10.22 -20.1%
2009 13.54 +32.5%
2010 7.76 -42.7%
2011 12.17 +56.8%
2012 13.72 +12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1.47 0.33 4 7
1990s 9.26 1.8 18.25 10
2000s 11.94 7.69 20.95 10
2010s 11.22 7.76 13.72 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bologna?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bologna was 13.72 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bologna?
The highest recorded value was 20.95 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bologna?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1983.
How does Bologna rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bologna ranks 257th 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 Bologna?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bologna 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
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Coverage
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