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

Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 18.28 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
18.28
Change on year
down 46.1%
Rank
214th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
77.02
in 2004
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013), 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 11980: 2.81981: 21982: 1.51983: 41984: 4.71985: 11.21986: 12.71987: 10.81988: 9.51989: 141990: 13.51991: 12.71992: 9.71993: 17.61994: 26.11995: 39.41996: 38.21997: 30.81998: 59.51999: 37.42000: 40.12001: 56.72002: 672003: 60.52004: 772005: 75.82006: 55.42007: 64.22008: 53.22009: 65.92010: 36.12011: 33.92012: 18.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) is 18.28, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 72.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) peaked at 77.02 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

That places Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) 214th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Eastern Scotland (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 Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1980 2.83 +183.0%
1981 2 -29.3%
1982 1.5 -25.0%
1983 4 +166.7%
1984 4.67 +16.8%
1985 11.17 +139.2%
1986 12.67 +13.4%
1987 10.83 -14.5%
1988 9.53 -12.0%
1989 13.97 +46.6%
1990 13.5 -3.4%
1991 12.67 -6.1%
1992 9.7 -23.4%
1993 17.57 +81.1%
1994 26.05 +48.3%
1995 39.42 +51.3%
1996 38.17 -3.2%
1997 30.77 -19.4%
1998 59.48 +93.3%
1999 37.4 -37.1%
2000 40.13 +7.3%
2001 56.7 +41.3%
2002 66.95 +18.1%
2003 60.55 -9.6%
2004 77.02 +27.2%
2005 75.77 -1.6%
2006 55.43 -26.8%
2007 64.22 +15.9%
2008 53.23 -17.1%
2009 65.89 +23.8%
2010 36.12 -45.2%
2011 33.92 -6.1%
2012 18.28 -46.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 7.32 1.5 13.97 10
1990s 28.47 9.7 59.48 10
2000s 61.59 40.13 77.02 10
2010s 29.44 18.28 36.12 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) was 18.28 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 77.02 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013) ranks 214th 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 Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Scotland (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
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