High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Utrecht (NUTS 2021)

Utrecht (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.35 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
11.35
Change on year
down 51.5%
Rank
295th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
61.55
in 2000
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Utrecht (NUTS 2021), 1978–2012

02040601978199520121978: 11980: 3.51981: 11982: 3.51983: 51984: 3.71985: 2.31986: 3.41987: 3.51988: 5.71989: 13.71990: 12.51991: 7.61992: 15.91993: 14.41994: 12.51995: 22.11996: 23.41997: 36.71998: 47.41999: 37.42000: 61.52001: 46.42002: 50.82003: 50.92004: 47.42005: 40.82006: 462007: 352008: 44.12009: 32.82010: 26.22011: 23.42012: 11.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Utrecht (NUTS 2021) recorded 11.35 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 51.5% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Utrecht (NUTS 2021) peaked at 61.55 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

Utrecht (NUTS 2021) ranks 295th 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 Utrecht (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Utrecht (NUTS 2021), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1980 3.5 +250.0%
1981 1 -71.4%
1982 3.53 +253.0%
1983 5 +41.6%
1984 3.67 -26.6%
1985 2.32 -36.8%
1986 3.37 +45.3%
1987 3.5 +3.9%
1988 5.7 +62.9%
1989 13.66 +139.6%
1990 12.49 -8.6%
1991 7.56 -39.5%
1992 15.95 +111.0%
1993 14.41 -9.7%
1994 12.46 -13.5%
1995 22.11 +77.4%
1996 23.39 +5.8%
1997 36.66 +56.7%
1998 47.37 +29.2%
1999 37.43 -21.0%
2000 61.55 +64.4%
2001 46.38 -24.6%
2002 50.8 +9.5%
2003 50.88 +0.2%
2004 47.39 -6.9%
2005 40.84 -13.8%
2006 46.03 +12.7%
2007 35.01 -23.9%
2008 44.07 +25.9%
2009 32.83 -25.5%
2010 26.18 -20.3%
2011 23.4 -10.6%
2012 11.35 -51.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 4.53 1 13.66 10
1990s 22.98 7.56 47.37 10
2000s 45.58 32.83 61.55 10
2010s 20.31 11.35 26.18 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Utrecht (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Utrecht (NUTS 2021) was 11.35 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Utrecht (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 61.55 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Utrecht (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Utrecht (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Utrecht (NUTS 2021) ranks 295th 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 Utrecht (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Utrecht (NUTS 2021) 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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