High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Dresden
Dresden: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 37.55 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Dresden, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Dresden stood at 37.55 Number.
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 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25 Number, in 1985.
Dresden ranks 130th 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 Dresden, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1 Number | — |
| 1980 | 1 Number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 Number | -67.0% |
| 1983 | 0.73 Number | +121.2% |
| 1984 | 0.71 Number | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.25 Number | -64.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5 Number | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 1.06 Number | +112.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 Number | -31.1% |
| 1989 | 3 Number | +311.0% |
| 1990 | 5.67 Number | +89.0% |
| 1991 | 5.03 Number | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 4.58 Number | -8.9% |
| 1993 | 6.17 Number | +34.7% |
| 1994 | 4.78 Number | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 13.13 Number | +174.7% |
| 1996 | 11.08 Number | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 33.08 Number | +198.6% |
| 1998 | 39.06 Number | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 50.39 Number | +29.0% |
| 2000 | 106.83 Number | +112.0% |
| 2001 | 109.21 Number | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 82.02 Number | -24.9% |
| 2003 | 49.03 Number | -40.2% |
| 2004 | 49.49 Number | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 68.11 Number | +37.6% |
| 2006 | 59.26 Number | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 60.37 Number | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.42 Number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 52.96 Number | -12.3% |
| 2010 | 65.11 Number | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 58.98 Number | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 37.55 Number | -36.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Dresden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +311.0% | 0.73 Number | 3 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 Number | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.9233 Number | 0.25 Number | 3 Number | 9 |
| 1990s | 17.3 Number | 4.58 Number | 50.39 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.77 Number | 49.03 Number | 109.21 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.88 Number | 37.55 Number | 65.11 Number | 3 |
More science & technology data for Dresden
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 478.7 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 14,415 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 188.01 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 22.34 Number (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 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 Dresden?
- The highest recorded value was 109.21 Number 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 Number in 1985.
- How does Dresden rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Dresden ranks 130th 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 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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