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

West Midlands (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 177 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
177
Change on year
up 10.7%
Rank
168th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
177
in 2012
All-time low
5.5
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0501001502001977199420121977: 5.51978: 8.61979: 30.21980: 381981: 25.81982: 571983: 60.21984: 45.81985: 67.81986: 65.41987: 67.41988: 92.91989: 103.11990: 71.71991: 981992: 102.21993: 112.61994: 108.81995: 99.61996: 124.71997: 127.11998: 132.31999: 146.42000: 145.42001: 134.72002: 120.52003: 106.62004: 114.32005: 136.42006: 129.22007: 108.22008: 118.22009: 89.62010: 142.72011: 159.82012: 177

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

West Midlands (NUTS 2021) recorded 177 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) peaked at 177 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.5, in 1977.

That places West Midlands (NUTS 2021) 168th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in West Midlands (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 5.5
1978 8.57 +55.8%
1979 30.25 +253.0%
1980 38 +25.6%
1981 25.83 -32.0%
1982 57.03 +120.8%
1983 60.17 +5.5%
1984 45.83 -23.8%
1985 67.78 +47.9%
1986 65.43 -3.5%
1987 67.44 +3.1%
1988 92.92 +37.8%
1989 103.07 +10.9%
1990 71.73 -30.4%
1991 98.02 +36.7%
1992 102.15 +4.2%
1993 112.63 +10.3%
1994 108.85 -3.4%
1995 99.63 -8.5%
1996 124.66 +25.1%
1997 127.1 +2.0%
1998 132.26 +4.1%
1999 146.39 +10.7%
2000 145.45 -0.6%
2001 134.66 -7.4%
2002 120.51 -10.5%
2003 106.6 -11.5%
2004 114.32 +7.2%
2005 136.38 +19.3%
2006 129.23 -5.2%
2007 108.15 -16.3%
2008 118.23 +9.3%
2009 89.62 -24.2%
2010 142.68 +59.2%
2011 159.85 +12.0%
2012 177 +10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.77 5.5 30.25 3
1980s 62.35 25.83 103.07 10
1990s 112.34 71.73 146.39 10
2000s 120.32 89.62 145.45 10
2010s 159.84 142.68 177 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in West Midlands (NUTS 2021) was 177 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 177 in 2012.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.5 in 1977.
How does West Midlands (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
West Midlands (NUTS 2021) ranks 168th 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 West Midlands (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this West Midlands (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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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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