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

Erlangen-Höchstadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 25.13 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
25.13
Change on year
down 25.4%
Rank
184th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
47.06
in 2002
All-time low
1.67
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

010203040501977199420121977: 1.71978: 3.31979: 8.81980: 3.71981: 51982: 4.51983: 11.21984: 13.71985: 11.41986: 11.71987: 14.91988: 18.71989: 20.81990: 22.71991: 11.51992: 11.51993: 11.61994: 17.71995: 14.71996: 11.61997: 24.61998: 28.31999: 30.72000: 30.82001: 40.12002: 47.12003: 23.22004: 28.72005: 29.52006: 392007: 29.62008: 26.62009: 37.82010: 22.22011: 33.72012: 25.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Erlangen-Höchstadt recorded 25.13 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is down 25.4% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen-Höchstadt peaked at 47.06 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.67, in 1977.

Erlangen-Höchstadt ranks 184th 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 Erlangen-Höchstadt, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Erlangen-Höchstadt, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.67
1978 3.33 +99.4%
1979 8.83 +165.2%
1980 3.67 -58.4%
1981 5 +36.2%
1982 4.5 -10.0%
1983 11.25 +150.0%
1984 13.73 +22.0%
1985 11.42 -16.8%
1986 11.7 +2.5%
1987 14.95 +27.8%
1988 18.72 +25.2%
1989 20.8 +11.1%
1990 22.71 +9.2%
1991 11.53 -49.2%
1992 11.51 -0.2%
1993 11.62 +1.0%
1994 17.66 +52.0%
1995 14.74 -16.5%
1996 11.64 -21.0%
1997 24.63 +111.6%
1998 28.32 +15.0%
1999 30.74 +8.5%
2000 30.78 +0.1%
2001 40.07 +30.2%
2002 47.06 +17.4%
2003 23.2 -50.7%
2004 28.69 +23.7%
2005 29.54 +3.0%
2006 38.97 +31.9%
2007 29.61 -24.0%
2008 26.56 -10.3%
2009 37.78 +42.2%
2010 22.19 -41.3%
2011 33.69 +51.8%
2012 25.13 -25.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.61 1.67 8.83 3
1980s 11.57 3.67 20.8 10
1990s 18.51 11.51 30.74 10
2000s 33.23 23.2 47.06 10
2010s 27 22.19 33.69 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen-Höchstadt?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen-Höchstadt was 25.13 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Erlangen-Höchstadt?
The highest recorded value was 47.06 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Erlangen-Höchstadt?
The lowest recorded value was 1.67 in 1977.
How does Erlangen-Höchstadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Erlangen-Höchstadt ranks 184th 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 Erlangen-Höchstadt?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Erlangen-Höchstadt 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
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