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

Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 33.22 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
33.22
Change on year
down 6.7%
Rank
148th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
46.59
in 2005
All-time low
0.4
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

010203040501977199420121977: 0.41978: 5.21979: 3.31980: 4.91981: 12.71982: 9.51983: 13.71984: 17.61985: 20.21986: 13.71987: 15.51988: 19.81989: 22.11990: 10.91991: 24.11992: 18.31993: 26.61994: 20.91995: 22.41996: 26.21997: 32.21998: 30.81999: 342000: 36.32001: 38.12002: 35.12003: 33.52004: 37.82005: 46.62006: 35.22007: 25.42008: 35.12009: 30.42010: 24.62011: 35.62012: 33.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) is 33.22, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) peaked at 46.59 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 1977.

That places Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) 148th out of 1501 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 Centre (FR) (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 Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.4
1978 5.25 +1212.5%
1979 3.31 -37.0%
1980 4.92 +48.6%
1981 12.68 +157.7%
1982 9.49 -25.2%
1983 13.69 +44.3%
1984 17.64 +28.9%
1985 20.17 +14.3%
1986 13.66 -32.3%
1987 15.46 +13.2%
1988 19.84 +28.3%
1989 22.09 +11.3%
1990 10.91 -50.6%
1991 24.12 +121.1%
1992 18.34 -24.0%
1993 26.57 +44.9%
1994 20.94 -21.2%
1995 22.44 +7.2%
1996 26.18 +16.7%
1997 32.22 +23.1%
1998 30.75 -4.6%
1999 34.03 +10.7%
2000 36.34 +6.8%
2001 38.12 +4.9%
2002 35.09 -7.9%
2003 33.55 -4.4%
2004 37.84 +12.8%
2005 46.59 +23.1%
2006 35.19 -24.5%
2007 25.37 -27.9%
2008 35.12 +38.4%
2009 30.41 -13.4%
2010 24.65 -18.9%
2011 35.6 +44.4%
2012 33.22 -6.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.99 0.4 5.25 3
1980s 14.96 4.92 22.09 10
1990s 24.65 10.91 34.03 10
2000s 35.36 25.37 46.59 10
2010s 31.16 24.65 35.6 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) was 33.22 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 46.59 in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 1977.
How does Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 148th 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 Centre (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Centre (FR) (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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