Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)

Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 212.04 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
212.04
Change on year
down 13.4%
Rank
139th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
280.67
in 2005
All-time low
4.5
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

01002003001977199420121977: 4.51978: 22.81979: 29.91980: 52.31981: 54.41982: 71.61983: 63.41984: 781985: 86.41986: 98.61987: 110.11988: 119.81989: 134.51990: 134.51991: 136.41992: 141.31993: 185.51994: 1811995: 181.51996: 228.71997: 215.81998: 211.21999: 256.52000: 259.32001: 232.32002: 219.22003: 266.22004: 271.62005: 280.72006: 247.62007: 233.32008: 265.12009: 260.52010: 252.62011: 244.72012: 212

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) is 212.04, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 280.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.5, in 1977.

That places Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 139th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 4.5
1978 22.78 +406.2%
1979 29.89 +31.2%
1980 52.3 +75.0%
1981 54.42 +4.1%
1982 71.6 +31.6%
1983 63.42 -11.4%
1984 78.02 +23.0%
1985 86.4 +10.7%
1986 98.58 +14.1%
1987 110.08 +11.7%
1988 119.81 +8.8%
1989 134.47 +12.2%
1990 134.51 +0.0%
1991 136.45 +1.4%
1992 141.35 +3.6%
1993 185.47 +31.2%
1994 180.96 -2.4%
1995 181.51 +0.3%
1996 228.65 +26.0%
1997 215.83 -5.6%
1998 211.17 -2.2%
1999 256.53 +21.5%
2000 259.27 +1.1%
2001 232.35 -10.4%
2002 219.19 -5.7%
2003 266.16 +21.4%
2004 271.65 +2.1%
2005 280.67 +3.3%
2006 247.59 -11.8%
2007 233.3 -5.8%
2008 265.1 +13.6%
2009 260.46 -1.8%
2010 252.64 -3.0%
2011 244.72 -3.1%
2012 212.04 -13.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.06 4.5 29.89 3
1980s 86.91 52.3 134.47 10
1990s 187.24 134.51 256.53 10
2000s 253.57 219.19 280.67 10
2010s 236.47 212.04 252.64 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 212.04 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 280.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 1977.
How does Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 139th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 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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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,666 places, 49,665 data points, 1977–2012
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