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

Hérault (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 72.79 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
72.79
Change on year
down 25.6%
Rank
351st
of 1633 regions
All-time high
109.2
in 2009
All-time low
2.25
in 1978
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02550751001977199420121977: 3.51978: 2.21979: 121980: 201981: 23.41982: 41.21983: 34.41984: 40.91985: 33.11986: 35.61987: 34.41988: 33.91989: 40.61990: 42.11991: 421992: 37.51993: 38.31994: 44.71995: 62.21996: 57.51997: 58.91998: 68.61999: 82.62000: 71.62001: 69.22002: 74.82003: 872004: 87.32005: 91.12006: 802007: 802008: 77.72009: 109.22010: 85.62011: 97.82012: 72.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hérault (NUTS 2013) is 72.79, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 25.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hérault (NUTS 2013) peaked at 109.2 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 1978.

Hérault (NUTS 2013) ranks 351st of 1633 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 Hérault (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Hérault (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 3.5
1978 2.25 -35.7%
1979 12 +433.3%
1980 20 +66.7%
1981 23.45 +17.2%
1982 41.16 +75.5%
1983 34.37 -16.5%
1984 40.87 +18.9%
1985 33.07 -19.1%
1986 35.59 +7.6%
1987 34.42 -3.3%
1988 33.85 -1.7%
1989 40.62 +20.0%
1990 42.15 +3.8%
1991 41.97 -0.4%
1992 37.55 -10.5%
1993 38.31 +2.0%
1994 44.74 +16.8%
1995 62.16 +38.9%
1996 57.54 -7.4%
1997 58.89 +2.3%
1998 68.63 +16.5%
1999 82.63 +20.4%
2000 71.63 -13.3%
2001 69.16 -3.4%
2002 74.8 +8.2%
2003 87.04 +16.4%
2004 87.28 +0.3%
2005 91.09 +4.4%
2006 80.01 -12.2%
2007 80.03 +0.0%
2008 77.74 -2.9%
2009 109.2 +40.5%
2010 85.63 -21.6%
2011 97.78 +14.2%
2012 72.79 -25.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.92 2.25 12 3
1980s 33.74 20 41.16 10
1990s 53.46 37.55 82.63 10
2000s 82.8 69.16 109.2 10
2010s 85.4 72.79 97.78 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hérault (NUTS 2013) was 72.79 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 109.2 in 2009.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 1978.
How does Hérault (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Hérault (NUTS 2013) ranks 351st 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 Hérault (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hérault (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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