Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 47.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) recorded 47.5 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 124.57 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.58, in 1977.
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 103rd of 1501 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.58 | — |
| 1978 | 3.83 | +560.3% |
| 1979 | 7.44 | +94.3% |
| 1980 | 8.25 | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 9.5 | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 11.29 | +18.8% |
| 1983 | 18.55 | +64.3% |
| 1984 | 21.49 | +15.8% |
| 1985 | 18.21 | -15.3% |
| 1986 | 25.43 | +39.6% |
| 1987 | 28.98 | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 36.69 | +26.6% |
| 1989 | 59.43 | +62.0% |
| 1990 | 54.09 | -9.0% |
| 1991 | 67.3 | +24.4% |
| 1992 | 61.31 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 38.58 | -37.1% |
| 1994 | 49.53 | +28.4% |
| 1995 | 45.2 | -8.7% |
| 1996 | 45.42 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 63.04 | +38.8% |
| 1998 | 86.33 | +36.9% |
| 1999 | 92.25 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 124.57 | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 109.21 | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 123.65 | +13.2% |
| 2003 | 97.52 | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 78.15 | -19.9% |
| 2005 | 91.43 | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 93.11 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 75.9 | -18.5% |
| 2008 | 71.17 | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 59.06 | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 80.6 | +36.5% |
| 2011 | 54.07 | -32.9% |
| 2012 | 47.5 | -12.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +560.3% | 0.58 | 3.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.95 | 0.58 | 7.44 | 3 |
| 1980s | 23.78 | 8.25 | 59.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.3 | 38.58 | 92.25 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.38 | 59.06 | 124.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.72 | 47.5 | 80.6 | 3 |
More science & technology data for Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 631 Thousand persons (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 15,453 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2018)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 155.44 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) was 47.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The highest recorded value was 124.57 in 2000.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.58 in 1977.
- How does Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021) ranks 103rd 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 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (NUTS 2021)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire (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, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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