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

North West (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 31.6 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
31.6
Change on year
down 45.8%
Rank
152nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
92.66
in 2000
All-time low
0.17
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

0204060801001977199420121977: 0.171978: 1.81979: 21980: 3.21981: 9.41982: 111983: 6.81984: 13.61985: 23.61986: 18.81987: 14.71988: 20.81989: 34.21990: 38.81991: 40.61992: 41.51993: 31.81994: 43.21995: 37.21996: 51.91997: 72.21998: 88.21999: 73.62000: 92.72001: 55.32002: 512003: 51.32004: 40.42005: 58.72006: 40.42007: 36.62008: 23.72009: 322010: 38.32011: 58.32012: 31.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 31.6, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 45.8% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 92.66 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1977.

That places North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) 152nd 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 North West (UK) (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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.17
1978 1.83 +976.5%
1979 2 +9.3%
1980 3.25 +62.5%
1981 9.42 +189.8%
1982 11 +16.8%
1983 6.75 -38.6%
1984 13.58 +101.2%
1985 23.55 +73.4%
1986 18.75 -20.4%
1987 14.67 -21.8%
1988 20.83 +42.0%
1989 34.19 +64.1%
1990 38.8 +13.5%
1991 40.6 +4.6%
1992 41.45 +2.1%
1993 31.82 -23.2%
1994 43.23 +35.9%
1995 37.24 -13.9%
1996 51.93 +39.4%
1997 72.22 +39.1%
1998 88.25 +22.2%
1999 73.57 -16.6%
2000 92.66 +25.9%
2001 55.28 -40.3%
2002 50.97 -7.8%
2003 51.26 +0.6%
2004 40.37 -21.2%
2005 58.67 +45.3%
2006 40.43 -31.1%
2007 36.6 -9.5%
2008 23.73 -35.2%
2009 32.05 +35.1%
2010 38.29 +19.5%
2011 58.28 +52.2%
2012 31.6 -45.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.33 0.17 2 3
1980s 15.6 3.25 34.19 10
1990s 51.91 31.82 88.25 10
2000s 48.2 23.73 92.66 10
2010s 42.72 31.6 58.28 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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 31.6 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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 92.66 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in North West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1977.
How does North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
North West (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 152nd 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 West (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North West (UK) (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)
Source
Eurostat
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