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

Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 30.83 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
30.83
Change on year
up 36.8%
Rank
156th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
66.74
in 1999
All-time low
1
in 1979
Years of data
34
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1979–2012

02040601979199520121979: 11980: 21981: 1.51982: 5.51983: 101984: 5.21985: 10.21986: 18.91987: 21.71988: 23.41989: 24.71990: 27.71991: 19.11992: 18.91993: 21.51994: 17.11995: 27.41996: 54.41997: 63.51998: 52.51999: 66.72000: 60.72001: 52.62002: 53.32003: 39.32004: 33.52005: 392006: 41.52007: 36.62008: 29.22009: 25.52010: 37.72011: 22.52012: 30.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 30.83 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.8% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 66.74 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1979.

That places Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) 156th 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 Hertfordshire (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 Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1980 2 +100.0%
1981 1.5 -25.0%
1982 5.5 +266.7%
1983 10 +81.8%
1984 5.17 -48.3%
1985 10.18 +96.9%
1986 18.92 +85.9%
1987 21.67 +14.5%
1988 23.42 +8.1%
1989 24.73 +5.6%
1990 27.67 +11.9%
1991 19.05 -31.2%
1992 18.88 -0.9%
1993 21.5 +13.9%
1994 17.15 -20.2%
1995 27.42 +59.9%
1996 54.36 +98.2%
1997 63.52 +16.9%
1998 52.47 -17.4%
1999 66.74 +27.2%
2000 60.71 -9.0%
2001 52.58 -13.4%
2002 53.28 +1.3%
2003 39.26 -26.3%
2004 33.45 -14.8%
2005 39.04 +16.7%
2006 41.53 +6.4%
2007 36.56 -12.0%
2008 29.2 -20.1%
2009 25.5 -12.7%
2010 37.67 +47.7%
2011 22.54 -40.2%
2012 30.83 +36.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 12.31 1.5 24.73 10
1990s 36.88 17.15 66.74 10
2000s 41.11 25.5 60.71 10
2010s 30.35 22.54 37.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) was 30.83 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 66.74 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
How does Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 156th 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 Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Hertfordshire (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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