High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016)

Oslo (statistical region 2016): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 20.49 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
20.49
Change on year
down 6.8%
Rank
202nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
32.44
in 2004
All-time low
0.2
in 1985
Years of data
30
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016), 1979–2012

01020301979199520121979: 0.751982: 11985: 0.21986: 51987: 0.21988: 61989: 7.21990: 3.51991: 5.41992: 5.81993: 4.51994: 5.61995: 9.81996: 5.11997: 23.11998: 18.71999: 25.52000: 22.32001: 19.92002: 292003: 26.82004: 32.42005: 23.22006: 22.92007: 31.62008: 28.12009: 27.12010: 21.12011: 222012: 20.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016) is 20.49, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016) peaked at 32.44 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1985.

That places Oslo (statistical region 2016) 202nd 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 Oslo (statistical region 2016), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Oslo (statistical region 2016), 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.75
1982 1 +33.3%
1985 0.2 -80.0%
1986 5 +2400.0%
1987 0.2 -96.0%
1988 6 +2900.0%
1989 7.17 +19.5%
1990 3.5 -51.2%
1991 5.4 +54.3%
1992 5.83 +8.0%
1993 4.5 -22.8%
1994 5.63 +25.1%
1995 9.83 +74.6%
1996 5.1 -48.1%
1997 23.15 +353.9%
1998 18.71 -19.2%
1999 25.5 +36.3%
2000 22.31 -12.5%
2001 19.88 -10.9%
2002 29.01 +45.9%
2003 26.8 -7.6%
2004 32.44 +21.0%
2005 23.21 -28.5%
2006 22.87 -1.5%
2007 31.6 +38.2%
2008 28.08 -11.1%
2009 27.15 -3.3%
2010 21.13 -22.2%
2011 21.99 +4.1%
2012 20.49 -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.75 0.75 0.75 1
1980s 3.26 0.2 7.17 6
1990s 10.71 3.5 25.5 10
2000s 26.34 19.88 32.44 10
2010s 21.2 20.49 21.99 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oslo (statistical region 2016) was 20.49 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oslo (statistical region 2016)?
The highest recorded value was 32.44 in 2004.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oslo (statistical region 2016)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1985.
How does Oslo (statistical region 2016) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Oslo (statistical region 2016) ranks 202nd 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 Oslo (statistical region 2016)?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oslo (statistical region 2016) 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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