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

Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 129.86 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
129.86 Number
Change on year
down 26.6%
Rank
42nd
of 1427 regions
All-time high
193.38 Number
in 2006
All-time low
3 Number
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978–2012

0501001502001978199520121978: 3 Number1979: 6.8 Number1980: 12.6 Number1981: 6.8 Number1982: 10.5 Number1983: 10.7 Number1984: 17.4 Number1985: 30.2 Number1986: 27.1 Number1987: 46.8 Number1988: 25.6 Number1989: 38.2 Number1990: 42.6 Number1991: 38 Number1992: 36.6 Number1993: 36.5 Number1994: 29.4 Number1995: 33 Number1996: 46.5 Number1997: 58.4 Number1998: 67.9 Number1999: 79.9 Number2000: 97.1 Number2001: 108.2 Number2002: 107.6 Number2003: 103.2 Number2004: 134.5 Number2005: 159.2 Number2006: 193.4 Number2007: 185.8 Number2008: 180.6 Number2009: 176.3 Number2010: 186.5 Number2011: 176.9 Number2012: 129.9 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) is 129.86 Number, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.6% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 193.38 Number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3 Number, in 1978.

Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 42nd of 1427 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 … NUTS in Sud-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 Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1978 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1978 3 Number —
1979 6.75 Number +125.0%
1980 12.55 Number +85.9%
1981 6.75 Number -46.2%
1982 10.5 Number +55.6%
1983 10.67 Number +1.6%
1984 17.42 Number +63.3%
1985 30.22 Number +73.5%
1986 27.07 Number -10.4%
1987 46.75 Number +72.7%
1988 25.59 Number -45.3%
1989 38.21 Number +49.3%
1990 42.6 Number +11.5%
1991 37.96 Number -10.9%
1992 36.56 Number -3.7%
1993 36.45 Number -0.3%
1994 29.38 Number -19.4%
1995 32.98 Number +12.3%
1996 46.52 Number +41.1%
1997 58.39 Number +25.5%
1998 67.88 Number +16.3%
1999 79.88 Number +17.7%
2000 97.12 Number +21.6%
2001 108.23 Number +11.4%
2002 107.63 Number -0.6%
2003 103.21 Number -4.1%
2004 134.47 Number +30.3%
2005 159.21 Number +18.4%
2006 193.38 Number +21.5%
2007 185.76 Number -3.9%
2008 180.56 Number -2.8%
2009 176.3 Number -2.4%
2010 186.49 Number +5.8%
2011 176.91 Number -5.1%
2012 129.86 Number -26.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.88 Number 3 Number 6.75 Number 2
1980s 22.57 Number 6.75 Number 46.75 Number 10
1990s 46.86 Number 29.38 Number 79.88 Number 10
2000s 144.59 Number 97.12 Number 193.38 Number 10
2010s 164.42 Number 129.86 Number 186.49 Number 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 129.86 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 193.38 Number in 2006.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 3 Number in 1978.
How does Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 42nd out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sud-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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
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