Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)

Lancashire (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 32.15 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
32.15
Change on year
down 46.2%
Rank
619th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
83.14
in 2006
All-time low
6.75
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0204060801977199420121977: 6.81978: 23.51979: 26.11980: 34.31981: 44.11982: 49.11983: 43.81984: 481985: 42.51986: 57.71987: 46.61988: 66.21989: 48.31990: 45.11991: 41.11992: 54.91993: 49.11994: 59.71995: 54.41996: 66.61997: 68.71998: 82.11999: 68.92000: 72.62001: 60.62002: 55.72003: 69.22004: 61.62005: 732006: 83.12007: 64.82008: 61.72009: 67.82010: 36.22011: 59.72012: 32.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) is 32.15, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 46.2% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 83.14 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6.75, in 1977.

Lancashire (NUTS 2021) ranks 619th of 1633 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 6.75
1978 23.5 +248.1%
1979 26.08 +11.0%
1980 34.33 +31.6%
1981 44.08 +28.4%
1982 49.13 +11.5%
1983 43.75 -11.0%
1984 47.98 +9.7%
1985 42.5 -11.4%
1986 57.71 +35.8%
1987 46.58 -19.3%
1988 66.16 +42.0%
1989 48.33 -26.9%
1990 45.07 -6.7%
1991 41.15 -8.7%
1992 54.88 +33.4%
1993 49.14 -10.5%
1994 59.72 +21.5%
1995 54.42 -8.9%
1996 66.58 +22.3%
1997 68.73 +3.2%
1998 82.12 +19.5%
1999 68.88 -16.1%
2000 72.63 +5.4%
2001 60.64 -16.5%
2002 55.71 -8.1%
2003 69.22 +24.3%
2004 61.63 -11.0%
2005 73.02 +18.5%
2006 83.14 +13.9%
2007 64.85 -22.0%
2008 61.68 -4.9%
2009 67.83 +10.0%
2010 36.2 -46.6%
2011 59.74 +65.0%
2012 32.15 -46.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18.78 6.75 26.08 3
1980s 48.05 34.33 66.16 10
1990s 59.07 41.15 82.12 10
2000s 67.03 55.71 83.14 10
2010s 42.7 32.15 59.74 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) was 32.15 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 83.14 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.75 in 1977.
How does Lancashire (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Lancashire (NUTS 2021) ranks 619th 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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lancashire (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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,666 places, 49,665 data points, 1977–2012
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