Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)

Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 1.45 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
1.45
Change on year
up 339.4%
Rank
1046th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
1.45
in 2012
All-time low
0.25
in 2010
Years of data
14
1987–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021), 1987–2012

0.250.50.7511.21.51987199920121987: 11990: 0.51997: 1.21998: 11999: 1.12000: 12002: 0.642004: 0.392006: 0.52007: 0.532008: 0.422010: 0.252011: 0.332012: 1.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) is 1.45, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 339.4% on the previous year and up 126.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) peaked at 1.45 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 2010.

Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) ranks 1046th of 1501 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (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 Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021), 1987 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1987 1
1990 0.5 -50.0%
1997 1.17 +134.0%
1998 1 -14.5%
1999 1.07 +7.0%
2000 1 -6.5%
2002 0.64 -36.0%
2004 0.39 -39.1%
2006 0.5 +28.2%
2007 0.53 +6.0%
2008 0.42 -20.8%
2010 0.25 -40.5%
2011 0.33 +32.0%
2012 1.45 +339.4%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (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.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +339.4% 0.33 1.45

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1 1 1 1
1990s 0.935 0.5 1.17 4
2000s 0.58 0.39 1 6
2010s 0.6767 0.25 1.45 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) was 1.45 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 1.45 in 2012.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 2010.
How does Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021) ranks 1046th 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 Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is up 126.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lochaber, Skye & Lochalsh, Arran & Cumbrae and Argyll & Bute (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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