Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2
Extra-Regio NUTS 2: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 1 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 is 1 Number, measured in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.9% on the previous year and up 300.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 peaked at 12.04 Number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Number, in 1998.
That places Extra-Regio NUTS 2 1518th out of 1662 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 Number | — |
| 1978 | 1.5 Number | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 1 Number | -33.3% |
| 1980 | 1.83 Number | +83.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5 Number | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 4.33 Number | +188.7% |
| 1983 | 1.5 Number | -65.4% |
| 1984 | 2 Number | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 2.25 Number | +12.5% |
| 1986 | 1 Number | -55.6% |
| 1987 | 2.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 1988 | 3.25 Number | +30.0% |
| 1989 | 2.78 Number | -14.5% |
| 1990 | 1.25 Number | -55.0% |
| 1991 | 2.83 Number | +126.4% |
| 1992 | 1.5 Number | -47.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 Number | -83.3% |
| 1994 | 0.67 Number | +168.0% |
| 1995 | 0.33 Number | -50.7% |
| 1996 | 3.16 Number | +857.6% |
| 1997 | 12.04 Number | +281.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2 Number | -98.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5 Number | +150.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 Number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9.5 Number | +1800.0% |
| 2002 | 0.25 Number | -97.4% |
| 2003 | 1 Number | +300.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 Number | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 0.67 Number | +168.0% |
| 2006 | 2.56 Number | +282.1% |
| 2007 | 2.1 Number | -18.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 Number | -76.2% |
| 2009 | 1 Number | +100.0% |
| 2010 | 3.69 Number | +269.0% |
| 2011 | 1.92 Number | -48.0% |
| 2012 | 1 Number | -47.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1800.0% | 0.5 Number | 9.5 Number |
| 1996 | +857.6% | 0.33 Number | 3.16 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 Number | 1 Number | 1.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 2.29 Number | 1 Number | 4.33 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.27 Number | 0.2 Number | 12.04 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 Number | 0.25 Number | 9.5 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2 Number | 1 Number | 3.69 Number | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Extra-Regio NUTS 2 was 1 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 2?
- The highest recorded value was 12.04 Number in 1997.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Extra-Regio NUTS 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Number in 1998.
- How does Extra-Regio NUTS 2 rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Extra-Regio NUTS 2 ranks 1518th out of 1662 regions with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Extra-Regio NUTS 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Extra-Regio NUTS 2 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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