High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021)

Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.12 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.12
Change on year
up 30.1%
Rank
357th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
39.8
in 2002
All-time low
0.33
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

0102030401978199520121978: 0.331980: 1.51981: 3.21982: 21983: 2.71984: 3.81985: 6.51986: 3.41987: 31988: 7.41989: 16.21990: 17.81991: 71992: 9.21993: 10.81994: 14.41995: 23.61996: 18.11997: 201998: 34.41999: 312000: 36.22001: 33.22002: 39.82003: 34.42004: 36.92005: 21.32006: 31.82007: 16.32008: 242009: 162010: 15.52011: 72012: 9.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 9.12 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 30.1% on the previous year and down 77.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 39.8 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1978.

Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 357th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (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 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.33
1980 1.5 +354.5%
1981 3.25 +116.7%
1982 2 -38.5%
1983 2.67 +33.5%
1984 3.83 +43.4%
1985 6.48 +69.2%
1986 3.4 -47.5%
1987 3 -11.8%
1988 7.43 +147.7%
1989 16.25 +118.7%
1990 17.83 +9.7%
1991 7 -60.7%
1992 9.17 +31.0%
1993 10.83 +18.1%
1994 14.42 +33.1%
1995 23.63 +63.9%
1996 18.12 -23.3%
1997 20.02 +10.5%
1998 34.42 +71.9%
1999 30.99 -10.0%
2000 36.16 +16.7%
2001 33.25 -8.0%
2002 39.8 +19.7%
2003 34.43 -13.5%
2004 36.85 +7.0%
2005 21.33 -42.1%
2006 31.79 +49.0%
2007 16.32 -48.7%
2008 24 +47.1%
2009 16 -33.3%
2010 15.46 -3.4%
2011 7.01 -54.7%
2012 9.12 +30.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 4.98 1.5 16.25 10
1990s 18.64 7 34.42 10
2000s 28.99 16 39.8 10
2010s 10.53 7.01 15.46 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) was 9.12 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 39.8 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1978.
How does Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 357th 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 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire (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)
Source
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