High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Uppsala län

Uppsala län: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 29.47 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
29.47
Change on year
down 21.5%
Rank
164th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
46.04
in 2000
All-time low
1.2
in 1980
Years of data
33
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Uppsala län, 1980–2012

010203040501980199620121980: 1.21981: 6.91982: 3.81983: 5.11984: 3.41985: 3.31986: 10.11987: 3.91988: 10.31989: 9.41990: 10.91991: 5.81992: 17.31993: 6.81994: 18.11995: 23.61996: 23.61997: 27.41998: 36.11999: 41.32000: 462001: 28.32002: 27.12003: 23.72004: 23.92005: 352006: 27.82007: 38.12008: 30.82009: 39.72010: 362011: 37.52012: 29.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Uppsala län stood at 29.47.

The figure is down 21.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Uppsala län peaked at 46.04 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1980.

Uppsala län ranks 164th of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Uppsala län, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Uppsala län, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 1.2
1981 6.92 +476.7%
1982 3.83 -44.7%
1983 5.08 +32.6%
1984 3.42 -32.7%
1985 3.33 -2.6%
1986 10.08 +202.7%
1987 3.86 -61.7%
1988 10.3 +166.8%
1989 9.41 -8.6%
1990 10.95 +16.4%
1991 5.79 -47.1%
1992 17.34 +199.5%
1993 6.82 -60.7%
1994 18.15 +166.1%
1995 23.6 +30.0%
1996 23.56 -0.2%
1997 27.36 +16.1%
1998 36.07 +31.8%
1999 41.28 +14.4%
2000 46.04 +11.5%
2001 28.27 -38.6%
2002 27.07 -4.2%
2003 23.68 -12.5%
2004 23.94 +1.1%
2005 34.97 +46.1%
2006 27.81 -20.5%
2007 38.1 +37.0%
2008 30.79 -19.2%
2009 39.71 +29.0%
2010 36.03 -9.3%
2011 37.52 +4.1%
2012 29.47 -21.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.74 1.2 10.3 10
1990s 21.09 5.79 41.28 10
2000s 32.04 23.68 46.04 10
2010s 34.34 29.47 37.52 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Uppsala län?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Uppsala län was 29.47 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Uppsala län?
The highest recorded value was 46.04 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Uppsala län?
The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1980.
How does Uppsala län rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Uppsala län ranks 164th 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 Uppsala län?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uppsala län 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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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