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

Böblingen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 12.47 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
12.47
Change on year
down 59.9%
Rank
273rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
57.18
in 2001
All-time low
5.25
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Böblingen, 1977–2012

02040601977199420121977: 5.21978: 13.81979: 19.41980: 13.41981: 18.61982: 17.91983: 14.71984: 9.91985: 9.81986: 19.71987: 17.61988: 15.21989: 20.61990: 21.51991: 16.41992: 36.81993: 23.61994: 22.11995: 22.41996: 28.91997: 45.81998: 49.11999: 50.32000: 54.32001: 57.22002: 47.42003: 45.72004: 462005: 51.32006: 28.72007: 21.42008: 30.92009: 26.92010: 22.52011: 31.12012: 12.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Böblingen is 12.47, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 59.9% on the previous year and down 73.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Böblingen peaked at 57.18 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 1977.

Böblingen ranks 273rd of 1415 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 and NUTS 3 in Böblingen, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Böblingen, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 5.25
1978 13.8 +162.9%
1979 19.35 +40.2%
1980 13.42 -30.6%
1981 18.55 +38.2%
1982 17.92 -3.4%
1983 14.7 -18.0%
1984 9.92 -32.5%
1985 9.85 -0.7%
1986 19.7 +100.0%
1987 17.65 -10.4%
1988 15.19 -13.9%
1989 20.59 +35.5%
1990 21.54 +4.6%
1991 16.42 -23.8%
1992 36.75 +123.8%
1993 23.58 -35.8%
1994 22.1 -6.3%
1995 22.41 +1.4%
1996 28.86 +28.8%
1997 45.8 +58.7%
1998 49.12 +7.2%
1999 50.31 +2.4%
2000 54.26 +7.9%
2001 57.18 +5.4%
2002 47.43 -17.1%
2003 45.71 -3.6%
2004 46 +0.6%
2005 51.29 +11.5%
2006 28.68 -44.1%
2007 21.44 -25.2%
2008 30.88 +44.0%
2009 26.87 -13.0%
2010 22.48 -16.3%
2011 31.06 +38.2%
2012 12.47 -59.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.8 5.25 19.35 3
1980s 15.75 9.85 20.59 10
1990s 31.69 16.42 50.31 10
2000s 40.97 21.44 57.18 10
2010s 22 12.47 31.06 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Böblingen?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Böblingen was 12.47 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Böblingen?
The highest recorded value was 57.18 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Böblingen?
The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 1977.
How does Böblingen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Böblingen ranks 273rd 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 Böblingen?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Böblingen 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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