High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021)

Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.48 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
11.48
Change on year
up 10.6%
Rank
293rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
37.8
in 1999
All-time low
1.8
in 1981
Years of data
33
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021), 1980–2012

0102030401980199620121980: 2.11981: 1.81982: 31983: 4.81984: 8.21985: 8.61986: 12.71987: 13.71988: 12.71989: 12.41990: 12.31991: 13.11992: 10.61993: 10.71994: 8.21995: 12.81996: 20.21997: 17.41998: 18.11999: 37.82000: 23.82001: 18.82002: 192003: 17.82004: 11.82005: 18.52006: 17.42007: 16.82008: 12.62009: 12.92010: 15.62011: 10.42012: 11.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 11.48 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 37.8 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 1981.

That places Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) 293rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (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 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021), 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 2.08
1981 1.8 -13.5%
1982 3 +66.7%
1983 4.83 +61.0%
1984 8.17 +69.2%
1985 8.58 +5.0%
1986 12.67 +47.7%
1987 13.68 +8.0%
1988 12.65 -7.5%
1989 12.45 -1.6%
1990 12.33 -1.0%
1991 13.06 +5.9%
1992 10.57 -19.1%
1993 10.72 +1.4%
1994 8.19 -23.6%
1995 12.76 +55.8%
1996 20.17 +58.1%
1997 17.39 -13.8%
1998 18.09 +4.0%
1999 37.8 +109.0%
2000 23.8 -37.0%
2001 18.82 -20.9%
2002 19 +1.0%
2003 17.75 -6.6%
2004 11.82 -33.4%
2005 18.5 +56.5%
2006 17.36 -6.2%
2007 16.75 -3.5%
2008 12.58 -24.9%
2009 12.93 +2.8%
2010 15.57 +20.4%
2011 10.38 -33.3%
2012 11.48 +10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 7.99 1.8 13.68 10
1990s 16.11 8.19 37.8 10
2000s 16.93 11.82 23.8 10
2010s 12.48 10.38 15.57 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) was 11.48 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 37.8 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 1981.
How does Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 293rd 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 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire (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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