Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Alsace (NUTS 2013)

Alsace (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 40.77 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
40.77
Change on year
down 28.2%
Rank
116th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
85.74
in 2005
All-time low
1.73
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Alsace (NUTS 2013), 1978–2012

0204060801978199520121978: 1.71979: 6.31980: 9.31981: 18.71982: 16.81983: 191984: 33.11985: 30.31986: 30.41987: 25.61988: 34.31989: 36.61990: 38.11991: 34.31992: 32.91993: 53.41994: 37.61995: 35.21996: 39.81997: 48.51998: 521999: 50.22000: 56.92001: 60.12002: 61.12003: 54.92004: 60.72005: 85.72006: 822007: 74.82008: 642009: 49.72010: 49.22011: 56.82012: 40.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Alsace (NUTS 2013) recorded 40.77 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of down 28.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Alsace (NUTS 2013) peaked at 85.74 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.73, in 1978.

That places Alsace (NUTS 2013) 116th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) in Alsace (NUTS 2013), 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.73
1979 6.35 +267.1%
1980 9.29 +46.3%
1981 18.7 +101.3%
1982 16.76 -10.4%
1983 19 +13.4%
1984 33.09 +74.2%
1985 30.32 -8.4%
1986 30.43 +0.4%
1987 25.56 -16.0%
1988 34.34 +34.4%
1989 36.57 +6.5%
1990 38.1 +4.2%
1991 34.29 -10.0%
1992 32.9 -4.1%
1993 53.36 +62.2%
1994 37.63 -29.5%
1995 35.18 -6.5%
1996 39.81 +13.2%
1997 48.48 +21.8%
1998 51.99 +7.2%
1999 50.23 -3.4%
2000 56.87 +13.2%
2001 60.08 +5.6%
2002 61.13 +1.7%
2003 54.87 -10.2%
2004 60.69 +10.6%
2005 85.74 +41.3%
2006 82.04 -4.3%
2007 74.77 -8.9%
2008 63.99 -14.4%
2009 49.71 -22.3%
2010 49.25 -0.9%
2011 56.81 +15.4%
2012 40.77 -28.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.04 1.73 6.35 2
1980s 25.41 9.29 36.57 10
1990s 42.2 32.9 53.36 10
2000s 64.99 49.71 85.74 10
2010s 48.94 40.77 56.81 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Alsace (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Alsace (NUTS 2013) was 40.77 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Alsace (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 85.74 in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Alsace (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.73 in 1978.
How does Alsace (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Alsace (NUTS 2013) ranks 116th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Alsace (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Alsace (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, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
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