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

Düren: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.5
Change on year
up 17.4%
Rank
410th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
32.67
in 1999
All-time low
0.8
in 1979
Years of data
32
1978–2012

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

01020301978199520121978: 1.51979: 0.81983: 5.71984: 2.91985: 4.41986: 6.51987: 2.61988: 7.11989: 8.31990: 8.41991: 12.41992: 3.21993: 2.51994: 6.51995: 10.81996: 9.91997: 12.91998: 211999: 32.72000: 17.92001: 18.72002: 21.82003: 13.62004: 15.62005: 11.22006: 10.22007: 6.52008: 5.22009: 13.82010: 11.92011: 6.42012: 7.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Düren recorded 7.5 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 17.4% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Düren peaked at 32.67 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 1979.

Düren ranks 410th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Düren, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Düren, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.5
1979 0.8 -46.7%
1983 5.67 +608.8%
1984 2.92 -48.5%
1985 4.42 +51.4%
1986 6.47 +46.4%
1987 2.65 -59.0%
1988 7.08 +167.2%
1989 8.28 +16.9%
1990 8.43 +1.8%
1991 12.4 +47.1%
1992 3.17 -74.4%
1993 2.53 -20.2%
1994 6.52 +157.7%
1995 10.81 +65.8%
1996 9.93 -8.1%
1997 12.94 +30.3%
1998 21 +62.3%
1999 32.67 +55.6%
2000 17.86 -45.3%
2001 18.71 +4.8%
2002 21.75 +16.2%
2003 13.58 -37.6%
2004 15.64 +15.2%
2005 11.15 -28.7%
2006 10.2 -8.5%
2007 6.47 -36.6%
2008 5.15 -20.4%
2009 13.78 +167.6%
2010 11.91 -13.6%
2011 6.39 -46.3%
2012 7.5 +17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.15 0.8 1.5 2
1980s 5.36 2.65 8.28 7
1990s 12.04 2.53 32.67 10
2000s 13.43 5.15 21.75 10
2010s 8.6 6.39 11.91 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Düren?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Düren was 7.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Düren?
The highest recorded value was 32.67 in 1999.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Düren?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 1979.
How does Düren rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Düren ranks 410th 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 Düren?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Düren 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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