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

Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 35.38 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
35.38
Change on year
down 44.0%
Rank
133rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
68.13
in 2006
All-time low
0.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02040601977199420121977: 0.331978: 3.21979: 8.81980: 8.21981: 9.71982: 61983: 11.91984: 10.51985: 12.41986: 6.61987: 15.51988: 18.11989: 161990: 19.41991: 14.51992: 9.31993: 9.41994: 21.61995: 10.91996: 28.91997: 27.41998: 34.91999: 37.92000: 542001: 63.82002: 64.62003: 52.72004: 652005: 44.92006: 68.12007: 68.12008: 56.32009: 59.22010: 66.22011: 63.12012: 35.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt is 35.38, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 44.0% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 68.13 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1977.

That places Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt 133rd out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Erlangen, 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 Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.33
1978 3.2 +869.7%
1979 8.83 +175.9%
1980 8.17 -7.5%
1981 9.67 +18.4%
1982 6 -38.0%
1983 11.92 +98.7%
1984 10.5 -11.9%
1985 12.38 +17.9%
1986 6.57 -46.9%
1987 15.5 +135.9%
1988 18.12 +16.9%
1989 15.98 -11.8%
1990 19.4 +21.4%
1991 14.53 -25.1%
1992 9.27 -36.2%
1993 9.38 +1.2%
1994 21.6 +130.3%
1995 10.94 -49.4%
1996 28.9 +164.2%
1997 27.42 -5.1%
1998 34.87 +27.2%
1999 37.89 +8.7%
2000 53.95 +42.4%
2001 63.76 +18.2%
2002 64.58 +1.3%
2003 52.7 -18.4%
2004 64.97 +23.3%
2005 44.91 -30.9%
2006 68.13 +51.7%
2007 68.11 -0.0%
2008 56.3 -17.3%
2009 59.21 +5.2%
2010 66.19 +11.8%
2011 63.13 -4.6%
2012 35.38 -44.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.12 0.33 8.83 3
1980s 11.48 6 18.12 10
1990s 21.42 9.27 37.89 10
2000s 59.66 44.91 68.13 10
2010s 54.9 35.38 66.19 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, Kreisfreie Stadt?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt was 35.38 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, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 68.13 in 2006.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1977.
How does Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 133rd 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, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Erlangen, 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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