Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)

Lancashire (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 5.5 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
5.5
Change on year
down 62.3%
Rank
605th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
14.59
in 2011
All-time low
0.06
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 1977–2012

0510151977199420121977: 0.061978: 31979: 2.41980: 3.11981: 5.41982: 4.41983: 61984: 4.51985: 4.41986: 8.41987: 6.31988: 8.71989: 6.41990: 2.71991: 4.81992: 1.61993: 2.51994: 4.31995: 5.51996: 41997: 2.51998: 8.71999: 7.72000: 4.72001: 6.52002: 82003: 5.42004: 7.22005: 11.32006: 10.92007: 7.12008: 6.12009: 5.62010: 5.82011: 14.62012: 5.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) is 5.5, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.3% on the previous year and down 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) peaked at 14.59 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1977.

Lancashire (NUTS 2021) ranks 605th of 1501 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.06
1978 3.03 +4950.0%
1979 2.35 -22.4%
1980 3.08 +31.1%
1981 5.42 +76.0%
1982 4.43 -18.3%
1983 6.03 +36.1%
1984 4.49 -25.5%
1985 4.4 -2.0%
1986 8.36 +90.0%
1987 6.31 -24.5%
1988 8.71 +38.0%
1989 6.39 -26.6%
1990 2.67 -58.2%
1991 4.76 +78.3%
1992 1.56 -67.2%
1993 2.5 +60.3%
1994 4.3 +72.0%
1995 5.53 +28.6%
1996 4 -27.7%
1997 2.46 -38.5%
1998 8.69 +253.3%
1999 7.66 -11.9%
2000 4.68 -38.9%
2001 6.51 +39.1%
2002 8.03 +23.3%
2003 5.44 -32.3%
2004 7.18 +32.0%
2005 11.32 +57.7%
2006 10.87 -4.0%
2007 7.11 -34.6%
2008 6.11 -14.1%
2009 5.61 -8.2%
2010 5.83 +3.9%
2011 14.59 +150.3%
2012 5.5 -62.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.81 0.06 3.03 3
1980s 5.76 3.08 8.71 10
1990s 4.41 1.56 8.69 10
2000s 7.29 4.68 11.32 10
2010s 8.64 5.5 14.59 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lancashire (NUTS 2021) was 5.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 14.59 in 2011.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1977.
How does Lancashire (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Lancashire (NUTS 2021) ranks 605th 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 Lancashire (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lancashire (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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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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