Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 155.44 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
155.44 Number
Change on year
down 14.0%
Rank
190th
of 1634 regions
All-time high
307.88 Number
in 2003
All-time low
9.5 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

01002003001977199420121977: 9.5 Number1978: 46.2 Number1979: 72.6 Number1980: 77.3 Number1981: 95.5 Number1982: 96.5 Number1983: 123 Number1984: 148.5 Number1985: 143.2 Number1986: 141.3 Number1987: 147.8 Number1988: 166 Number1989: 226 Number1990: 205.7 Number1991: 181.4 Number1992: 184.8 Number1993: 163.4 Number1994: 138.2 Number1995: 149.4 Number1996: 181.7 Number1997: 207.2 Number1998: 232.5 Number1999: 263.3 Number2000: 292 Number2001: 283 Number2002: 303.6 Number2003: 307.9 Number2004: 257.1 Number2005: 272.2 Number2006: 273.2 Number2007: 219.7 Number2008: 185.8 Number2009: 169.4 Number2010: 206.2 Number2011: 180.8 Number2012: 155.4 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) stood at 155.44 Number.

That represents a change of down 14.0% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 307.88 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.5 Number, in 1977.

Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 190th of 1634 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1977 9.5 Number
1978 46.17 Number +386.0%
1979 72.57 Number +57.2%
1980 77.34 Number +6.6%
1981 95.53 Number +23.5%
1982 96.55 Number +1.1%
1983 123.02 Number +27.4%
1984 148.54 Number +20.7%
1985 143.25 Number -3.6%
1986 141.34 Number -1.3%
1987 147.82 Number +4.6%
1988 165.97 Number +12.3%
1989 225.97 Number +36.2%
1990 205.72 Number -9.0%
1991 181.42 Number -11.8%
1992 184.84 Number +1.9%
1993 163.42 Number -11.6%
1994 138.16 Number -15.5%
1995 149.37 Number +8.1%
1996 181.68 Number +21.6%
1997 207.25 Number +14.1%
1998 232.48 Number +12.2%
1999 263.32 Number +13.3%
2000 292.01 Number +10.9%
2001 283.04 Number -3.1%
2002 303.64 Number +7.3%
2003 307.88 Number +1.4%
2004 257.11 Number -16.5%
2005 272.22 Number +5.9%
2006 273.19 Number +0.4%
2007 219.73 Number -19.6%
2008 185.76 Number -15.5%
2009 169.42 Number -8.8%
2010 206.25 Number +21.7%
2011 180.82 Number -12.3%
2012 155.44 Number -14.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 42.75 Number 9.5 Number 72.57 Number 3
1980s 136.53 Number 77.34 Number 225.97 Number 10
1990s 190.77 Number 138.16 Number 263.32 Number 10
2000s 256.4 Number 169.42 Number 307.88 Number 10
2010s 180.84 Number 155.44 Number 206.25 Number 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) was 155.44 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 307.88 Number in 2003.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.5 Number in 1977.
How does Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 190th out of 1634 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
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Number
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
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