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

Extra-Regio NUTS 3: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.33
Change on year
up 32.0%
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
4.33
in 1997
All-time low
0.17
in 1993
Years of data
34
1979–2012

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

012341979199520121979: 0.331980: 0.51981: 21982: 0.51983: 0.51984: 0.251985: 0.251986: 11987: 0.51988: 0.251989: 0.21990: 0.331991: 1.51992: 1.21993: 0.171994: 0.671995: 0.251996: 0.71997: 4.31998: 1.51999: 0.172000: 2.42001: 22002: 0.252003: 1.52004: 3.22005: 0.642006: 0.332007: 0.52008: 0.52009: 12010: 0.172011: 0.252012: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 3 is 0.33, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 3 peaked at 4.33 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1993.

That places Extra-Regio NUTS 3 1259th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Extra-Regio NUTS 3, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Extra-Regio NUTS 3, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.33
1980 0.5 +51.5%
1981 2 +300.0%
1982 0.5 -75.0%
1983 0.5 +0.0%
1984 0.25 -50.0%
1985 0.25 +0.0%
1986 1 +300.0%
1987 0.5 -50.0%
1988 0.25 -50.0%
1989 0.2 -20.0%
1990 0.33 +65.0%
1991 1.5 +354.5%
1992 1.2 -20.0%
1993 0.17 -85.8%
1994 0.67 +294.1%
1995 0.25 -62.7%
1996 0.7 +180.0%
1997 4.33 +518.6%
1998 1.46 -66.3%
1999 0.17 -88.4%
2000 2.42 +1323.5%
2001 2 -17.4%
2002 0.25 -87.5%
2003 1.5 +500.0%
2004 3.23 +115.3%
2005 0.64 -80.2%
2006 0.33 -48.4%
2007 0.5 +51.5%
2008 0.5 +0.0%
2009 1 +100.0%
2010 0.17 -83.0%
2011 0.25 +47.1%
2012 0.33 +32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 0.595 0.2 2 10
1990s 1.08 0.17 4.33 10
2000s 1.24 0.25 3.23 10
2010s 0.25 0.17 0.33 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 3?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Extra-Regio NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 3?
The highest recorded value was 4.33 in 1997.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 3?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1993.
How does Extra-Regio NUTS 3 rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Extra-Regio NUTS 3 ranks 1259th 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 Extra-Regio NUTS 3?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Extra-Regio NUTS 3 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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