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

North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 6.07 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
6.07
Change on year
up 86.8%
Rank
463rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
24.43
in 2001
All-time low
0.25
in 1984
Years of data
28
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1983–2012

05101520251983199720121983: 11984: 0.251987: 0.51988: 1.51989: 21990: 0.831991: 11992: 4.21993: 21994: 11995: 2.51996: 3.71997: 2.51998: 7.61999: 7.82000: 4.22001: 24.42002: 9.72003: 7.22004: 2.32005: 32006: 2.62007: 2.52008: 4.82009: 2.92010: 12011: 3.22012: 6.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) recorded 6.07 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 86.8% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 24.43 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1984.

That places North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) 463rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

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 North Eastern Scotland (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 North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021), 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 1
1984 0.25 -75.0%
1987 0.5 +100.0%
1988 1.5 +200.0%
1989 2 +33.3%
1990 0.83 -58.5%
1991 1 +20.5%
1992 4.17 +317.0%
1993 2 -52.0%
1994 1 -50.0%
1995 2.5 +150.0%
1996 3.67 +46.8%
1997 2.47 -32.7%
1998 7.57 +206.5%
1999 7.83 +3.4%
2000 4.17 -46.7%
2001 24.43 +485.9%
2002 9.67 -60.4%
2003 7.23 -25.2%
2004 2.33 -67.8%
2005 3.04 +30.5%
2006 2.6 -14.5%
2007 2.5 -3.8%
2008 4.85 +94.0%
2009 2.87 -40.8%
2010 1 -65.2%
2011 3.25 +225.0%
2012 6.07 +86.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.05 0.25 2 5
1990s 3.3 0.83 7.83 10
2000s 6.37 2.33 24.43 10
2010s 3.44 1 6.07 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) was 6.07 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 24.43 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1984.
How does North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021) ranks 463rd 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 North Eastern Scotland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Eastern Scotland (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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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