Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Milano

Milano: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 75.52 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
75.52
Change on year
down 7.3%
Rank
64th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
135.75
in 2006
All-time low
1.14
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Milano, 1977–2012

0501001501977199420121977: 1.11978: 5.61979: 12.91980: 20.61981: 31.81982: 26.71983: 46.31984: 48.51985: 481986: 621987: 81.81988: 93.61989: 98.11990: 88.41991: 98.51992: 811993: 67.51994: 81.11995: 68.71996: 79.61997: 94.91998: 85.21999: 107.32000: 130.62001: 128.52002: 134.22003: 132.32004: 120.42005: 126.82006: 135.82007: 116.62008: 124.92009: 118.12010: 121.32011: 81.52012: 75.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Milano is 75.52, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Milano peaked at 135.75 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.14, in 1977.

Milano ranks 64th of 1501 regions on this measure, 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 Milano, 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 Milano, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.14
1978 5.6 +391.2%
1979 12.86 +129.6%
1980 20.63 +60.4%
1981 31.81 +54.2%
1982 26.73 -16.0%
1983 46.34 +73.4%
1984 48.45 +4.6%
1985 47.98 -1.0%
1986 62.01 +29.2%
1987 81.77 +31.9%
1988 93.59 +14.5%
1989 98.09 +4.8%
1990 88.43 -9.8%
1991 98.5 +11.4%
1992 80.96 -17.8%
1993 67.54 -16.6%
1994 81.1 +20.1%
1995 68.65 -15.4%
1996 79.6 +16.0%
1997 94.89 +19.2%
1998 85.18 -10.2%
1999 107.3 +26.0%
2000 130.59 +21.7%
2001 128.49 -1.6%
2002 134.19 +4.4%
2003 132.27 -1.4%
2004 120.41 -9.0%
2005 126.85 +5.3%
2006 135.75 +7.0%
2007 116.61 -14.1%
2008 124.86 +7.1%
2009 118.1 -5.4%
2010 121.31 +2.7%
2011 81.5 -32.8%
2012 75.52 -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.53 1.14 12.86 3
1980s 55.74 20.63 98.09 10
1990s 85.22 67.54 107.3 10
2000s 126.81 116.61 135.75 10
2010s 92.78 75.52 121.31 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Milano?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Milano was 75.52 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Milano?
The highest recorded value was 135.75 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Milano?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 in 1977.
How does Milano rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Milano ranks 64th 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 Milano?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Milano 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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