High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dresden
Dresden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 37.55 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dresden, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dresden stood at 37.55.
The figure is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dresden peaked at 109.21 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1985.
Dresden ranks 129th of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Dresden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 | — |
| 1980 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 | -67.0% |
| 1983 | 0.73 | +121.2% |
| 1984 | 0.71 | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.25 | -64.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5 | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 | +112.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 | -31.1% |
| 1989 | 3 | +311.0% |
| 1990 | 5.67 | +89.0% |
| 1991 | 5.03 | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.58 | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 6.17 | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 4.78 | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 13.13 | +174.7% |
| 1996 | 11.08 | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 33.08 | +198.6% |
| 1998 | 39.06 | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 50.39 | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 106.83 | +112.0% |
| 2001 | 109.21 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.02 | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 49.03 | -40.2% |
| 2004 | 49.49 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.11 | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 59.26 | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 60.37 | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.42 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.96 | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 65.11 | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 58.98 | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 37.55 | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9233 | 0.25 | 3 | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.3 | 4.58 | 50.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.77 | 49.03 | 109.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.88 | 37.55 | 65.11 | 3 |
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 478.7 (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 14,415 (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 188.01 (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 22.34 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dresden?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dresden was 37.55 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 109.21 in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Dresden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1985.
- How does Dresden rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Dresden ranks 129th 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 Dresden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Dresden 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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