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

Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 7.37 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
7.37 Number
Change on year
down 18.4%
Rank
1118th
of 1634 regions
All-time high
14.25 Number
in 2003
All-time low
1 Number
in 1985
Years of data
32
1981–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013), 1981–2012

0510151981199620121981: 3 Number1982: 4.5 Number1983: 3.8 Number1984: 1.5 Number1985: 1 Number1986: 2 Number1987: 2.5 Number1988: 6 Number1989: 6 Number1990: 9 Number1991: 3.3 Number1992: 6 Number1993: 5 Number1994: 6.5 Number1995: 7.5 Number1996: 9.1 Number1997: 4 Number1998: 9.5 Number1999: 10.2 Number2000: 6.8 Number2001: 8 Number2002: 6 Number2003: 14.2 Number2004: 5.7 Number2005: 6.5 Number2006: 4.3 Number2007: 4.2 Number2008: 8.2 Number2009: 8.1 Number2010: 4.7 Number2011: 9 Number2012: 7.4 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) recorded 7.37 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) peaked at 14.25 Number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1 Number, in 1985.

That places Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) 1118th 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 32 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013), 1981 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1981 3 Number
1982 4.5 Number +50.0%
1983 3.75 Number -16.7%
1984 1.5 Number -60.0%
1985 1 Number -33.3%
1986 2 Number +100.0%
1987 2.5 Number +25.0%
1988 6 Number +140.0%
1989 6 Number +0.0%
1990 9 Number +50.0%
1991 3.33 Number -63.0%
1992 6 Number +80.2%
1993 5 Number -16.7%
1994 6.5 Number +30.0%
1995 7.5 Number +15.4%
1996 9.1 Number +21.3%
1997 4 Number -56.0%
1998 9.5 Number +137.5%
1999 10.23 Number +7.7%
2000 6.83 Number -33.2%
2001 8 Number +17.1%
2002 6 Number -25.0%
2003 14.25 Number +137.5%
2004 5.67 Number -60.2%
2005 6.53 Number +15.2%
2006 4.33 Number -33.7%
2007 4.17 Number -3.7%
2008 8.17 Number +95.9%
2009 8.09 Number -1.0%
2010 4.67 Number -42.3%
2011 9.03 Number +93.4%
2012 7.37 Number -18.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.36 Number 1 Number 6 Number 9
1990s 7.02 Number 3.33 Number 10.23 Number 10
2000s 7.2 Number 4.17 Number 14.25 Number 10
2010s 7.02 Number 4.67 Number 9.03 Number 3

Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) was 7.37 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 14.25 Number in 2003.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 1 Number in 1985.
How does Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013) ranks 1118th 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 Zuidwest-Friesland (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Zuidwest-Friesland (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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