Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013)

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 43.48 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
43.48 Number
Change on year
down 37.6%
Rank
523rd
of 1634 regions
All-time high
69.73 Number
in 2011
All-time low
1 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02040601977199420121977: 1 Number1978: 7 Number1979: 14.9 Number1980: 8 Number1981: 11.1 Number1982: 20.6 Number1983: 20.3 Number1984: 24.8 Number1985: 26.1 Number1986: 32.4 Number1987: 39.5 Number1988: 33.5 Number1989: 29.2 Number1990: 35.3 Number1991: 29.9 Number1992: 22.4 Number1993: 28.3 Number1994: 30.7 Number1995: 46 Number1996: 33.8 Number1997: 42.6 Number1998: 46.1 Number1999: 34 Number2000: 35.7 Number2001: 26.7 Number2002: 22.5 Number2003: 23.2 Number2004: 37.8 Number2005: 34.9 Number2006: 35.4 Number2007: 46.6 Number2008: 50.1 Number2009: 57.1 Number2010: 69.6 Number2011: 69.7 Number2012: 43.5 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) recorded 43.48 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of down 37.6% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) peaked at 69.73 Number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1977.

That places Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) 523rd out of 1634 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1977 1 Number
1978 7 Number +600.0%
1979 14.92 Number +113.1%
1980 8 Number -46.4%
1981 11.08 Number +38.5%
1982 20.6 Number +85.9%
1983 20.3 Number -1.5%
1984 24.81 Number +22.2%
1985 26.13 Number +5.3%
1986 32.42 Number +24.1%
1987 39.54 Number +22.0%
1988 33.53 Number -15.2%
1989 29.23 Number -12.8%
1990 35.28 Number +20.7%
1991 29.9 Number -15.2%
1992 22.39 Number -25.1%
1993 28.32 Number +26.5%
1994 30.72 Number +8.5%
1995 45.97 Number +49.6%
1996 33.8 Number -26.5%
1997 42.63 Number +26.1%
1998 46.07 Number +8.1%
1999 34.02 Number -26.2%
2000 35.67 Number +4.9%
2001 26.74 Number -25.0%
2002 22.51 Number -15.8%
2003 23.16 Number +2.9%
2004 37.77 Number +63.1%
2005 34.92 Number -7.5%
2006 35.42 Number +1.4%
2007 46.56 Number +31.5%
2008 50.13 Number +7.7%
2009 57.08 Number +13.9%
2010 69.61 Number +22.0%
2011 69.73 Number +0.2%
2012 43.48 Number -37.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.64 Number 1 Number 14.92 Number 3
1980s 24.56 Number 8 Number 39.54 Number 10
1990s 34.91 Number 22.39 Number 46.07 Number 10
2000s 37 Number 22.51 Number 57.08 Number 10
2010s 60.94 Number 43.48 Number 69.73 Number 3

Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) was 43.48 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 69.73 Number in 2011.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1977.
How does Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013) ranks 523rd 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 Pyrénées-Atlantiques (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pyrénées-Atlantiques (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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
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