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

Sud-Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 129.86 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
129.86
Change on year
down 26.6%
Rank
42nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
193.38
in 2006
All-time low
3
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: 31979: 6.81980: 12.61981: 6.81982: 10.51983: 10.71984: 17.41985: 30.21986: 27.11987: 46.81988: 25.61989: 38.21990: 42.61991: 381992: 36.61993: 36.51994: 29.41995: 331996: 46.51997: 58.41998: 67.91999: 79.92000: 97.12001: 108.22002: 107.62003: 103.22004: 134.52005: 159.22006: 193.42007: 185.82008: 180.62009: 176.32010: 186.52011: 176.92012: 129.9

Source: Eurostat.

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, 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 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1978.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.88 3 6.75 2
1980s 22.57 6.75 46.75 10
1990s 46.86 29.38 79.88 10
2000s 144.59 97.12 193.38 10
2010s 164.42 129.86 186.49 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 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 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 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 1415 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)
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
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