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

Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.82 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
11.82
Change on year
down 57.6%
Rank
287th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
27.9
in 2011
All-time low
0.33
in 1983
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978–2012

01020301978199520121978: 11979: 5.31980: 31982: 21983: 0.331984: 0.331985: 4.91986: 8.81987: 4.61988: 7.61989: 4.61990: 7.21991: 10.91992: 3.81993: 3.51994: 8.11995: 8.61996: 101997: 13.81998: 11.11999: 18.62000: 15.82001: 17.62002: 14.92003: 16.42004: 16.32005: 13.92006: 17.32007: 19.42008: 24.22009: 20.82010: 21.32011: 27.92012: 11.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) stood at 11.82.

The figure is down 57.6% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 27.9 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1983.

That places Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) 287th 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 Nord (FR) (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 Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 5.33 +433.0%
1980 3 -43.7%
1982 2 -33.3%
1983 0.33 -83.5%
1984 0.33 +0.0%
1985 4.87 +1375.8%
1986 8.83 +81.3%
1987 4.61 -47.8%
1988 7.64 +65.7%
1989 4.62 -39.5%
1990 7.19 +55.6%
1991 10.89 +51.5%
1992 3.81 -65.0%
1993 3.5 -8.1%
1994 8.12 +132.0%
1995 8.62 +6.2%
1996 9.97 +15.7%
1997 13.81 +38.5%
1998 11.06 -19.9%
1999 18.58 +68.0%
2000 15.77 -15.1%
2001 17.58 +11.5%
2002 14.94 -15.0%
2003 16.38 +9.6%
2004 16.29 -0.5%
2005 13.95 -14.4%
2006 17.34 +24.3%
2007 19.41 +11.9%
2008 24.19 +24.6%
2009 20.83 -13.9%
2010 21.29 +2.2%
2011 27.9 +31.0%
2012 11.82 -57.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.17 1 5.33 2
1980s 4.03 0.33 8.83 9
1990s 9.55 3.5 18.58 10
2000s 17.67 13.95 24.19 10
2010s 20.34 11.82 27.9 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 11.82 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 27.9 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1983.
How does Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 287th 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 Nord (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nord (FR) (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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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