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

Est (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 511.42 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
511.42
Change on year
down 17.0%
Rank
52nd
of 1633 regions
All-time high
664.25
in 2006
All-time low
12.3
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02004006001977199420121977: 12.31978: 64.11979: 83.71980: 129.31981: 181.91982: 205.71983: 202.11984: 2351985: 266.21986: 275.31987: 322.81988: 367.91989: 391.11990: 367.21991: 349.51992: 361.31993: 380.61994: 369.71995: 345.91996: 428.11997: 470.71998: 472.21999: 5462000: 563.52001: 508.32002: 589.62003: 593.62004: 567.82005: 624.12006: 664.22007: 655.42008: 639.92009: 578.62010: 588.42011: 616.52012: 511.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) stood at 511.42.

That represents a change of down 17.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 664.25 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.3, in 1977.

Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 52nd of 1633 regions on this measure, 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 Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 12.3
1978 64.1 +421.1%
1979 83.68 +30.5%
1980 129.31 +54.5%
1981 181.87 +40.6%
1982 205.66 +13.1%
1983 202.13 -1.7%
1984 234.99 +16.3%
1985 266.25 +13.3%
1986 275.33 +3.4%
1987 322.84 +17.3%
1988 367.93 +14.0%
1989 391.05 +6.3%
1990 367.18 -6.1%
1991 349.52 -4.8%
1992 361.34 +3.4%
1993 380.64 +5.3%
1994 369.69 -2.9%
1995 345.95 -6.4%
1996 428.1 +23.7%
1997 470.72 +10.0%
1998 472.24 +0.3%
1999 546.02 +15.6%
2000 563.53 +3.2%
2001 508.28 -9.8%
2002 589.61 +16.0%
2003 593.62 +0.7%
2004 567.82 -4.3%
2005 624.12 +9.9%
2006 664.25 +6.4%
2007 655.43 -1.3%
2008 639.91 -2.4%
2009 578.6 -9.6%
2010 588.37 +1.7%
2011 616.47 +4.8%
2012 511.42 -17.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 53.36 12.3 83.68 3
1980s 257.74 129.31 391.05 10
1990s 409.14 345.95 546.02 10
2000s 598.52 508.28 664.25 10
2010s 572.09 511.42 616.47 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 511.42 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 664.25 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 12.3 in 1977.
How does Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Est (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 52nd 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 Est (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Est (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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