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

Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 14.31 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
14.31
Change on year
down 27.9%
Rank
251st
of 1415 regions
All-time high
19.84
in 2011
All-time low
0.25
in 1990
Years of data
33
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1978–2012

051015201978199520121978: 21979: 0.71981: 1.51982: 0.331984: 0.671985: 0.831986: 2.91987: 3.81988: 2.61989: 1.51990: 0.251991: 1.71992: 2.51993: 1.71994: 3.71995: 3.91996: 3.51997: 91998: 9.11999: 14.22000: 17.72001: 15.72002: 13.12003: 5.82004: 92005: 6.52006: 6.72007: 9.22008: 8.12009: 14.92010: 172011: 19.82012: 14.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt is 14.31, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 27.9% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 19.84 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1990.

That places Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt 251st out of 1415 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.

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

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 2
1979 0.7 -65.0%
1981 1.5 +114.3%
1982 0.33 -78.0%
1984 0.67 +103.0%
1985 0.83 +23.9%
1986 2.87 +245.8%
1987 3.83 +33.4%
1988 2.58 -32.6%
1989 1.5 -41.9%
1990 0.25 -83.3%
1991 1.73 +592.0%
1992 2.5 +44.5%
1993 1.67 -33.2%
1994 3.73 +123.4%
1995 3.92 +5.1%
1996 3.46 -11.7%
1997 9.03 +161.0%
1998 9.13 +1.1%
1999 14.23 +55.9%
2000 17.69 +24.3%
2001 15.7 -11.2%
2002 13.13 -16.4%
2003 5.76 -56.1%
2004 9 +56.3%
2005 6.55 -27.2%
2006 6.65 +1.5%
2007 9.21 +38.5%
2008 8.08 -12.3%
2009 14.86 +83.9%
2010 17 +14.4%
2011 19.84 +16.7%
2012 14.31 -27.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.35 0.7 2 2
1980s 1.76 0.33 3.83 8
1990s 4.96 0.25 14.23 10
2000s 10.66 5.76 17.69 10
2010s 17.05 14.31 19.84 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt was 14.31 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 19.84 in 2011.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1990.
How does Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 251st 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 Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
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