Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Twente

Twente: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 77.88 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
77.88
Change on year
down 22.7%
Rank
332nd
of 1633 regions
All-time high
117.36
in 2009
All-time low
5
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Twente, 1977–2012

02550751001251977199420121977: 51978: 10.71979: 17.41980: 32.81981: 24.31982: 37.31983: 27.51984: 27.21985: 33.41986: 41.71987: 40.81988: 53.81989: 51.31990: 69.41991: 41.31992: 36.61993: 49.41994: 71.81995: 661996: 591997: 79.51998: 74.81999: 75.82000: 61.72001: 72.32002: 65.72003: 532004: 83.42005: 93.22006: 83.12007: 96.62008: 96.92009: 117.42010: 103.32011: 100.82012: 77.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Twente is 77.88, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 22.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Twente peaked at 117.36 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5, in 1977.

Twente ranks 332nd 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 Twente, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Twente, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 5
1978 10.67 +113.4%
1979 17.4 +63.1%
1980 32.83 +88.7%
1981 24.33 -25.9%
1982 37.33 +53.4%
1983 27.5 -26.3%
1984 27.17 -1.2%
1985 33.42 +23.0%
1986 41.73 +24.9%
1987 40.78 -2.3%
1988 53.83 +32.0%
1989 51.33 -4.6%
1990 69.37 +35.1%
1991 41.33 -40.4%
1992 36.6 -11.4%
1993 49.38 +34.9%
1994 71.83 +45.5%
1995 65.99 -8.1%
1996 59 -10.6%
1997 79.54 +34.8%
1998 74.85 -5.9%
1999 75.76 +1.2%
2000 61.68 -18.6%
2001 72.35 +17.3%
2002 65.7 -9.2%
2003 53.01 -19.3%
2004 83.39 +57.3%
2005 93.2 +11.8%
2006 83.13 -10.8%
2007 96.57 +16.2%
2008 96.94 +0.4%
2009 117.36 +21.1%
2010 103.28 -12.0%
2011 100.8 -2.4%
2012 77.88 -22.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.02 5 17.4 3
1980s 37.02 24.33 53.83 10
1990s 62.36 36.6 79.54 10
2000s 82.33 53.01 117.36 10
2010s 93.99 77.88 103.28 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Twente?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Twente was 77.88 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Twente?
The highest recorded value was 117.36 in 2009.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Twente?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 1977.
How does Twente rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Twente ranks 332nd 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 Twente?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Twente 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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