Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)
Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 2.2 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021), 1987–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) recorded 2.2 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) peaked at 3.51 Number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.56 Number, in 2004.
That places Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) 1399th out of 1634 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 Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 2 Number | — |
| 1990 | 1 Number | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.64 Number | -36.0% |
| 1995 | 1 Number | +56.2% |
| 1996 | 1.17 Number | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 1.33 Number | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 3 Number | +125.6% |
| 1999 | 3.14 Number | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 3.03 Number | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 2 Number | -34.0% |
| 2002 | 1.56 Number | -22.0% |
| 2003 | 1 Number | -35.9% |
| 2004 | 0.56 Number | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 0.75 Number | +33.9% |
| 2006 | 3.5 Number | +366.7% |
| 2007 | 3.17 Number | -9.4% |
| 2008 | 0.92 Number | -71.0% |
| 2009 | 3.51 Number | +281.5% |
| 2010 | 1 Number | -71.5% |
| 2011 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 Number | +10.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +366.7% | 0.75 Number | 3.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 Number | 2 Number | 2 Number | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.53 Number | 0.64 Number | 3.14 Number | 8 |
| 2000s | 2 Number | 0.56 Number | 3.51 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 Number | 1 Number | 2.2 Number | 3 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) was 2.2 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.51 Number in 2009.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 Number in 2004.
- How does Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) ranks 1399th out of 1634 regions with data for 2012.
- Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (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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