High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 98.91 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
98.91
Change on year
down 18.9%
Rank
55th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
191.76
in 2001
All-time low
1.83
in 1979
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0501001502001978199520121978: 21979: 1.81980: 3.31981: 7.31982: 101983: 9.31984: 10.61985: 2.61986: 14.81987: 25.11988: 31.91989: 50.21990: 39.31991: 29.41992: 44.41993: 35.91994: 100.71995: 651996: 85.81997: 96.11998: 116.91999: 191.82000: 1872001: 191.82002: 127.62003: 122.52004: 144.92005: 1432006: 118.72007: 135.12008: 127.92009: 106.22010: 115.32011: 1222012: 98.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) recorded 98.91 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is down 18.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) peaked at 191.76 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1979.

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) ranks 55th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (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 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 2
1979 1.83 -8.5%
1980 3.33 +82.0%
1981 7.33 +120.1%
1982 10 +36.4%
1983 9.33 -6.7%
1984 10.58 +13.4%
1985 2.62 -75.2%
1986 14.83 +466.0%
1987 25.09 +69.2%
1988 31.87 +27.0%
1989 50.18 +57.5%
1990 39.3 -21.7%
1991 29.38 -25.2%
1992 44.37 +51.0%
1993 35.9 -19.1%
1994 100.68 +180.4%
1995 65.01 -35.4%
1996 85.77 +31.9%
1997 96.12 +12.1%
1998 116.88 +21.6%
1999 191.75 +64.1%
2000 187.02 -2.5%
2001 191.76 +2.5%
2002 127.6 -33.5%
2003 122.53 -4.0%
2004 144.86 +18.2%
2005 142.96 -1.3%
2006 118.73 -16.9%
2007 135.05 +13.7%
2008 127.92 -5.3%
2009 106.21 -17.0%
2010 115.35 +8.6%
2011 121.96 +5.7%
2012 98.91 -18.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.92 1.83 2 2
1980s 16.52 2.62 50.18 10
1990s 80.52 29.38 191.75 10
2000s 140.46 106.21 191.76 10
2010s 112.07 98.91 121.96 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) was 98.91 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 191.76 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1979.
How does Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021) ranks 55th 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 Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area (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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