High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Berlin
Berlin: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 144.27 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Berlin, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Berlin stood at 144.27 Number.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Berlin peaked at 208.51 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2 Number, in 1977.
Berlin ranks 39th of 1427 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Berlin, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2 Number | — |
| 1978 | 16.5 Number | +725.0% |
| 1979 | 21.75 Number | +31.8% |
| 1980 | 22.53 Number | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 17.67 Number | -21.6% |
| 1982 | 20.33 Number | +15.1% |
| 1983 | 22.72 Number | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 30.25 Number | +33.1% |
| 1985 | 28.42 Number | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 42.77 Number | +50.5% |
| 1987 | 44.25 Number | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 47.39 Number | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 29.89 Number | -36.9% |
| 1990 | 48.14 Number | +61.1% |
| 1991 | 45.89 Number | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 56.57 Number | +23.3% |
| 1993 | 52.9 Number | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 65.83 Number | +24.4% |
| 1995 | 63.98 Number | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 101.85 Number | +59.2% |
| 1997 | 135.89 Number | +33.4% |
| 1998 | 132.62 Number | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 150.68 Number | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 208.51 Number | +38.4% |
| 2001 | 183.09 Number | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 200.09 Number | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 184.18 Number | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 178.53 Number | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 198.22 Number | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 185.05 Number | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 207.51 Number | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 176.71 Number | -14.8% |
| 2009 | 180.35 Number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 177.51 Number | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 164.08 Number | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 144.27 Number | -12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Berlin 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +725.0% | 2 Number | 16.5 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.42 Number | 2 Number | 21.75 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 30.62 Number | 17.67 Number | 47.39 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.44 Number | 45.89 Number | 150.68 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 190.22 Number | 176.71 Number | 208.51 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.95 Number | 144.27 Number | 177.51 Number | 3 |
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- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 575.53 Number (2012)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Berlin?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Berlin was 144.27 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Berlin?
- The highest recorded value was 208.51 Number in 2000.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Berlin?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 Number in 1977.
- How does Berlin rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Berlin ranks 39th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Berlin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Berlin data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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