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

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.9 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.9
Change on year
down 56.2%
Rank
396th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
18.6
in 2006
All-time low
0.67
in 1986
Years of data
27
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1983–2012

051015201983199720121983: 21985: 41986: 0.671988: 3.81989: 2.21991: 41992: 11993: 4.81994: 5.31995: 4.31996: 11997: 61998: 4.51999: 11.62000: 16.82001: 9.22002: 122003: 16.32004: 132005: 10.62006: 18.62007: 11.62008: 8.62009: 7.12010: 4.32011: 182012: 7.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) is 7.9, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 56.2% on the previous year and down 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) peaked at 18.6 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1986.

Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 396th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Northern Ireland (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 Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021), 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 2
1985 4 +100.0%
1986 0.67 -83.2%
1988 3.75 +459.7%
1989 2.25 -40.0%
1991 4 +77.8%
1992 1 -75.0%
1993 4.75 +375.0%
1994 5.33 +12.2%
1995 4.31 -19.1%
1996 1 -76.8%
1997 5.95 +495.0%
1998 4.45 -25.2%
1999 11.58 +160.2%
2000 16.8 +45.1%
2001 9.25 -44.9%
2002 12 +29.7%
2003 16.34 +36.2%
2004 12.99 -20.5%
2005 10.57 -18.6%
2006 18.6 +76.0%
2007 11.55 -37.9%
2008 8.62 -25.4%
2009 7.08 -17.9%
2010 4.3 -39.3%
2011 18.03 +319.3%
2012 7.9 -56.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.53 0.67 4 5
1990s 4.71 1 11.58 9
2000s 12.38 7.08 18.6 10
2010s 10.08 4.3 18.03 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) was 7.9 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 18.6 in 2006.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1986.
How does Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 396th 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 Northern Ireland (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Northern Ireland (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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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