Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)

Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 433.09 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
433.09
Change on year
down 12.2%
Rank
64th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
564.42
in 2008
All-time low
16.5
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02004006001977199420121977: 16.51978: 38.31979: 81.91980: 128.21981: 141.21982: 144.71983: 158.21984: 1481985: 171.91986: 192.71987: 206.41988: 243.91989: 260.71990: 2461991: 232.71992: 243.41993: 263.21994: 284.61995: 333.71996: 334.61997: 383.81998: 350.81999: 407.72000: 432.82001: 417.52002: 440.92003: 467.42004: 445.32005: 492.12006: 511.32007: 525.12008: 564.42009: 528.12010: 487.62011: 493.22012: 433.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) is 433.09, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) peaked at 564.42 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 16.5, in 1977.

That places Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) 64th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 16.5
1978 38.28 +132.0%
1979 81.93 +114.0%
1980 128.17 +56.4%
1981 141.17 +10.1%
1982 144.71 +2.5%
1983 158.15 +9.3%
1984 148 -6.4%
1985 171.95 +16.2%
1986 192.68 +12.1%
1987 206.38 +7.1%
1988 243.89 +18.2%
1989 260.74 +6.9%
1990 246.02 -5.6%
1991 232.69 -5.4%
1992 243.43 +4.6%
1993 263.19 +8.1%
1994 284.55 +8.1%
1995 333.68 +17.3%
1996 334.55 +0.3%
1997 383.81 +14.7%
1998 350.77 -8.6%
1999 407.73 +16.2%
2000 432.84 +6.2%
2001 417.52 -3.5%
2002 440.88 +5.6%
2003 467.39 +6.0%
2004 445.31 -4.7%
2005 492.09 +10.5%
2006 511.33 +3.9%
2007 525.09 +2.7%
2008 564.42 +7.5%
2009 528.08 -6.4%
2010 487.56 -7.7%
2011 493.17 +1.2%
2012 433.09 -12.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 45.57 16.5 81.93 3
1980s 179.58 128.17 260.74 10
1990s 308.04 232.69 407.73 10
2000s 482.5 417.52 564.42 10
2010s 471.27 433.09 493.17 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) was 433.09 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 564.42 in 2008.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.5 in 1977.
How does Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021) ranks 64th 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 Zuid-Holland (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zuid-Holland (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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