High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Midden-Limburg

Midden-Limburg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 25.67 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
25.67
Change on year
up 80.8%
Rank
182nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
25.67
in 2012
All-time low
0.33
in 1984
Years of data
28
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Midden-Limburg, 1978–2012

01020301978199520121978: 0.51984: 0.331985: 31987: 1.31988: 11989: 2.11991: 21992: 0.51993: 1.81994: 2.51995: 4.11996: 2.61997: 8.71998: 1.61999: 3.52000: 0.872001: 22002: 3.22003: 5.42004: 62005: 6.32006: 4.92007: 13.72008: 4.52009: 52010: 6.42011: 14.22012: 25.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Midden-Limburg is 25.67, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 80.8% on the previous year and up 689.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Midden-Limburg peaked at 25.67 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1984.

Midden-Limburg ranks 182nd 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 Midden-Limburg, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Midden-Limburg, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.5
1984 0.33 -34.0%
1985 3 +809.1%
1987 1.33 -55.7%
1988 1.03 -22.6%
1989 2.15 +108.7%
1991 2 -7.0%
1992 0.5 -75.0%
1993 1.82 +264.0%
1994 2.5 +37.4%
1995 4.08 +63.2%
1996 2.64 -35.3%
1997 8.67 +228.4%
1998 1.58 -81.8%
1999 3.5 +121.5%
2000 0.87 -75.1%
2001 2.01 +131.0%
2002 3.25 +61.7%
2003 5.41 +66.5%
2004 6.03 +11.5%
2005 6.33 +5.0%
2006 4.9 -22.6%
2007 13.65 +178.6%
2008 4.53 -66.8%
2009 5 +10.4%
2010 6.36 +27.2%
2011 14.2 +123.3%
2012 25.67 +80.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.5 0.5 0.5 1
1980s 1.57 0.33 3 5
1990s 3.03 0.5 8.67 9
2000s 5.2 0.87 13.65 10
2010s 15.41 6.36 25.67 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Midden-Limburg?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Midden-Limburg was 25.67 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Midden-Limburg?
The highest recorded value was 25.67 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Midden-Limburg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1984.
How does Midden-Limburg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Midden-Limburg ranks 182nd 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 Midden-Limburg?
Over the last ten years it is up 689.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Midden-Limburg 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
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