High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013)

Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 16.08 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
16.08
Change on year
down 21.9%
Rank
235th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
23.03
in 2005
All-time low
0.33
in 1984
Years of data
32
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013), 1979–2012

05101520251979199520121979: 2.51980: 3.81983: 1.71984: 0.331985: 2.81986: 2.51987: 0.941988: 0.751989: 1.91990: 11991: 3.21992: 3.11993: 5.21994: 61995: 4.91996: 5.31997: 2.11998: 7.31999: 7.82000: 112001: 16.92002: 11.72003: 16.12004: 18.52005: 232006: 18.82007: 16.32008: 18.12009: 11.82010: 12.72011: 20.62012: 16.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) recorded 16.08 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is down 21.9% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) peaked at 23.03 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1984.

Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) ranks 235th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 2.5
1980 3.83 +53.2%
1983 1.67 -56.4%
1984 0.33 -80.2%
1985 2.83 +757.6%
1986 2.5 -11.7%
1987 0.94 -62.4%
1988 0.75 -20.2%
1989 1.88 +150.7%
1990 1 -46.8%
1991 3.17 +217.0%
1992 3.11 -1.9%
1993 5.17 +66.2%
1994 6 +16.1%
1995 4.9 -18.3%
1996 5.35 +9.2%
1997 2.14 -60.0%
1998 7.32 +242.1%
1999 7.78 +6.3%
2000 10.97 +41.0%
2001 16.85 +53.6%
2002 11.69 -30.6%
2003 16.09 +37.6%
2004 18.48 +14.9%
2005 23.03 +24.6%
2006 18.75 -18.6%
2007 16.26 -13.3%
2008 18.15 +11.6%
2009 11.81 -34.9%
2010 12.74 +7.9%
2011 20.6 +61.7%
2012 16.08 -21.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.5 2.5 2.5 1
1980s 1.84 0.33 3.83 8
1990s 4.59 1 7.78 10
2000s 16.21 10.97 23.03 10
2010s 16.47 12.74 20.6 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) was 16.08 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 23.03 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1984.
How does Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) ranks 235th 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 Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Loire-Atlantique (NUTS 2013) 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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