High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Birkenfeld

Birkenfeld: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.33 in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.33
Rank
1259th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
1.58
in 2000
All-time low
0.33
in 2012
Years of data
6
1998–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Birkenfeld, 1998–2012

0.250.50.7511.21.51998200520121998: 11999: 12000: 1.62005: 12006: 0.52012: 0.33

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Birkenfeld stood at 0.33. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 79.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Birkenfeld peaked at 1.58 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2012.

Birkenfeld ranks 1259th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Birkenfeld, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Birkenfeld, 1998 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1998 1
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1.58 +58.0%
2005 1 -36.7%
2006 0.5 -50.0%
2012 0.33 -34.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 2
2000s 1.03 0.5 1.58 3
2010s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Birkenfeld?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Birkenfeld was 0.33 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Birkenfeld?
The highest recorded value was 1.58 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Birkenfeld?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 2012.
How does Birkenfeld rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Birkenfeld ranks 1259th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012.
Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Birkenfeld?
Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Birkenfeld 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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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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