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

Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 230 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
230
Change on year
down 18.4%
Rank
22nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
281.73
in 2011
All-time low
0.67
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

01002003001977199420121977: 0.671978: 12.51979: 27.21980: 25.41981: 18.81982: 23.11983: 25.21984: 26.31985: 24.81986: 32.31987: 42.61988: 47.21989: 60.61990: 47.21991: 43.81992: 47.71993: 51.51994: 51.61995: 531996: 47.31997: 82.61998: 111.71999: 130.62000: 187.72001: 2172002: 214.72003: 263.82004: 228.82005: 271.12006: 274.12007: 263.32008: 256.72009: 249.72010: 251.42011: 281.72012: 230

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) stood at 230.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 281.73 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1977.

Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 22nd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Ouest (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 Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.67
1978 12.5 +1765.7%
1979 27.17 +117.4%
1980 25.37 -6.6%
1981 18.75 -26.1%
1982 23.1 +23.2%
1983 25.17 +9.0%
1984 26.28 +4.4%
1985 24.77 -5.7%
1986 32.33 +30.5%
1987 42.57 +31.7%
1988 47.25 +11.0%
1989 60.56 +28.2%
1990 47.2 -22.1%
1991 43.83 -7.1%
1992 47.71 +8.9%
1993 51.5 +7.9%
1994 51.62 +0.2%
1995 53.03 +2.7%
1996 47.28 -10.8%
1997 82.63 +74.8%
1998 111.68 +35.2%
1999 130.59 +16.9%
2000 187.73 +43.8%
2001 216.98 +15.6%
2002 214.7 -1.1%
2003 263.77 +22.9%
2004 228.82 -13.3%
2005 271.09 +18.5%
2006 274.14 +1.1%
2007 263.29 -4.0%
2008 256.72 -2.5%
2009 249.67 -2.7%
2010 251.38 +0.7%
2011 281.73 +12.1%
2012 230 -18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.45 0.67 27.17 3
1980s 32.61 18.75 60.56 10
1990s 66.71 43.83 130.59 10
2000s 242.69 187.73 274.14 10
2010s 254.37 230 281.73 3

Countries ranked near Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)

  1. 19 Greece 12.61 compare
  2. 20 Lithuania 12.2 compare
  3. 21 Portugal 10.29 compare
  4. 22 Latvia 7.33 compare
  5. 23 Slovakia 6.59 compare
  6. 24 Slovenia 6.5 compare
  7. 25 Estonia 4.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 230 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 281.73 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1977.
How does Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 22nd 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 Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ouest (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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