Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013)

Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 34.95 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
34.95
Change on year
down 46.3%
Rank
137th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
65.07
in 2011
All-time low
0.5
in 1978
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

02040601977199420121977: 11978: 0.51979: 61980: 51981: 5.71982: 4.81983: 4.51984: 7.71985: 4.31986: 61987: 9.51988: 11.71989: 10.91990: 8.41991: 15.31992: 14.71993: 21.81994: 221995: 22.21996: 30.51997: 24.61998: 38.91999: 39.42000: 34.12001: 48.12002: 31.12003: 32.22004: 40.72005: 502006: 34.22007: 59.12008: 43.22009: 61.82010: 44.62011: 65.12012: 35

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) is 34.95, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 46.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) peaked at 65.07 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1978.

Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) ranks 137th of 1501 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Southern and Eastern (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 Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 0.5 -50.0%
1979 6 +1100.0%
1980 5 -16.7%
1981 5.67 +13.4%
1982 4.82 -15.0%
1983 4.47 -7.3%
1984 7.73 +72.9%
1985 4.3 -44.4%
1986 6.01 +39.8%
1987 9.52 +58.4%
1988 11.68 +22.7%
1989 10.94 -6.3%
1990 8.36 -23.6%
1991 15.3 +83.0%
1992 14.68 -4.1%
1993 21.78 +48.4%
1994 22.01 +1.1%
1995 22.22 +1.0%
1996 30.54 +37.4%
1997 24.65 -19.3%
1998 38.93 +57.9%
1999 39.36 +1.1%
2000 34.14 -13.3%
2001 48.1 +40.9%
2002 31.1 -35.3%
2003 32.22 +3.6%
2004 40.71 +26.4%
2005 50.02 +22.9%
2006 34.19 -31.6%
2007 59.07 +72.8%
2008 43.18 -26.9%
2009 61.8 +43.1%
2010 44.6 -27.8%
2011 65.07 +45.9%
2012 34.95 -46.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.5 0.5 6 3
1980s 7.01 4.3 11.68 10
1990s 23.78 8.36 39.36 10
2000s 43.45 31.1 61.8 10
2010s 48.21 34.95 65.07 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) was 34.95 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 65.07 in 2011.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1978.
How does Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013) ranks 137th 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 Southern and Eastern (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern and Eastern (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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