Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Zuid-Limburg

Zuid-Limburg: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 18.17 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
18.17
Change on year
up 11.5%
Rank
245th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
40.88
in 2006
All-time low
0.33
in 1983
Years of data
35
1977–2012

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

0102030401977199420121977: 0.51979: 3.51980: 2.51981: 4.41982: 11983: 0.331984: 2.61985: 5.71986: 31987: 4.61988: 4.41989: 3.41990: 3.71991: 5.91992: 5.91993: 12.41994: 6.31995: 101996: 23.91997: 21.51998: 17.21999: 82000: 9.72001: 9.72002: 15.32003: 20.32004: 24.32005: 32.62006: 40.92007: 35.22008: 28.62009: 20.82010: 12.42011: 16.32012: 18.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Zuid-Limburg recorded 18.17 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Limburg peaked at 40.88 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1983.

That places Zuid-Limburg 245th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Zuid-Limburg, 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 Zuid-Limburg, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.5
1979 3.5 +600.0%
1980 2.54 -27.4%
1981 4.41 +73.6%
1982 1 -77.3%
1983 0.33 -67.0%
1984 2.64 +700.0%
1985 5.69 +115.5%
1986 3 -47.3%
1987 4.61 +53.7%
1988 4.43 -3.9%
1989 3.38 -23.7%
1990 3.69 +9.2%
1991 5.91 +60.2%
1992 5.9 -0.2%
1993 12.45 +111.0%
1994 6.29 -49.5%
1995 9.99 +58.8%
1996 23.94 +139.6%
1997 21.54 -10.0%
1998 17.18 -20.2%
1999 8.03 -53.3%
2000 9.7 +20.8%
2001 9.71 +0.1%
2002 15.33 +57.9%
2003 20.31 +32.5%
2004 24.27 +19.5%
2005 32.65 +34.5%
2006 40.88 +25.2%
2007 35.18 -13.9%
2008 28.6 -18.7%
2009 20.75 -27.4%
2010 12.39 -40.3%
2011 16.3 +31.6%
2012 18.17 +11.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 0.5 3.5 2
1980s 3.2 0.33 5.69 10
1990s 11.49 3.69 23.94 10
2000s 23.74 9.7 40.88 10
2010s 15.62 12.39 18.17 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Limburg?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Zuid-Limburg was 18.17 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuid-Limburg?
The highest recorded value was 40.88 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Zuid-Limburg?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1983.
How does Zuid-Limburg rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Zuid-Limburg ranks 245th 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 Zuid-Limburg?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zuid-Limburg 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)
Source
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