{"entity":{"iso2":null,"iso3":null,"name":"Delft en Westland (NUTS 2021)","slug":"delft-en-westland-nuts-2021"},"indicator":{"licence":"CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)","slug":"patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-international-patent","source":"Eurostat","source_url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/pat_ep_ripc","title":"Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)","unit":null},"observations":[{"date":"1978-01-01","value":0.33},{"date":"1980-01-01","value":1.82},{"date":"1981-01-01","value":9.5},{"date":"1982-01-01","value":1.48},{"date":"1983-01-01","value":5.53},{"date":"1984-01-01","value":6.28},{"date":"1985-01-01","value":10.47},{"date":"1986-01-01","value":12.78},{"date":"1987-01-01","value":8.45},{"date":"1988-01-01","value":6.83},{"date":"1989-01-01","value":10.56},{"date":"1990-01-01","value":11.42},{"date":"1991-01-01","value":6.89},{"date":"1992-01-01","value":8.77},{"date":"1993-01-01","value":8.56},{"date":"1994-01-01","value":5.54},{"date":"1995-01-01","value":12.65},{"date":"1996-01-01","value":14.85},{"date":"1997-01-01","value":7.94},{"date":"1998-01-01","value":5.62},{"date":"1999-01-01","value":7.21},{"date":"2000-01-01","value":11.92},{"date":"2001-01-01","value":12.75},{"date":"2002-01-01","value":16.27},{"date":"2003-01-01","value":12.78},{"date":"2004-01-01","value":13.0},{"date":"2005-01-01","value":17.86},{"date":"2006-01-01","value":10.06},{"date":"2007-01-01","value":23.84},{"date":"2008-01-01","value":20.9},{"date":"2009-01-01","value":19.45},{"date":"2010-01-01","value":14.04},{"date":"2011-01-01","value":18.51},{"date":"2012-01-01","value":18.51}],"summary":{"latest_period":"2012-01-01","latest_value":18.51,"max":23.84,"mean":10.9815,"min":0.33,"of":1501,"rank":237,"trend":"volatile"}}