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

Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 8.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
8.53
Change on year
down 26.0%
Rank
375th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
30.85
in 2001
All-time low
2
in 1981
Years of data
31
1981–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021), 1981–2012

01020301981199620121981: 21983: 41984: 21985: 3.51986: 6.71987: 7.71988: 6.31989: 7.81990: 11.51991: 121992: 7.81993: 9.81994: 15.61995: 7.31996: 15.81997: 11.81998: 21.81999: 19.92000: 21.82001: 30.92002: 21.42003: 13.62004: 18.82005: 14.62006: 19.42007: 16.92008: 72009: 10.32010: 7.72011: 11.52012: 8.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) is 8.53, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.0% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) peaked at 30.85 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1981.

That places Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) 375th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 Dorset and Somerset (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 Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021), 1981 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1981 2
1983 4 +100.0%
1984 2 -50.0%
1985 3.5 +75.0%
1986 6.67 +90.6%
1987 7.67 +15.0%
1988 6.33 -17.5%
1989 7.83 +23.7%
1990 11.5 +46.9%
1991 12.03 +4.6%
1992 7.83 -34.9%
1993 9.84 +25.7%
1994 15.57 +58.2%
1995 7.33 -52.9%
1996 15.75 +114.9%
1997 11.75 -25.4%
1998 21.75 +85.1%
1999 19.9 -8.5%
2000 21.78 +9.4%
2001 30.85 +41.6%
2002 21.37 -30.7%
2003 13.61 -36.3%
2004 18.82 +38.3%
2005 14.56 -22.6%
2006 19.38 +33.1%
2007 16.87 -13.0%
2008 7.03 -58.3%
2009 10.26 +45.9%
2010 7.71 -24.9%
2011 11.53 +49.5%
2012 8.53 -26.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5 2 7.83 8
1990s 13.32 7.33 21.75 10
2000s 17.45 7.03 30.85 10
2010s 9.26 7.71 11.53 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) was 8.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 30.85 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1981.
How does Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021) ranks 375th 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 Dorset and Somerset (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dorset and Somerset (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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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