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

Espace Mittelland: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 44.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
44.53
Change on year
down 23.1%
Rank
111th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
100.1
in 2001
All-time low
4.9
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

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

0204060801001978199520121978: 4.91979: 5.11980: 101981: 11.71982: 17.41983: 8.41984: 15.41985: 17.21986: 18.21987: 17.11988: 16.41989: 19.81990: 20.91991: 25.61992: 35.41993: 35.91994: 40.81995: 28.41996: 45.81997: 631998: 60.91999: 96.22000: 92.92001: 100.12002: 78.32003: 71.62004: 79.52005: 69.92006: 68.32007: 71.22008: 772009: 57.82010: 56.92011: 57.92012: 44.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland is 44.53, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 43.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland peaked at 100.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.9, in 1978.

Espace Mittelland ranks 111th 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 Espace Mittelland, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Espace Mittelland, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 4.9
1979 5.1 +4.1%
1980 10 +96.1%
1981 11.67 +16.7%
1982 17.42 +49.3%
1983 8.42 -51.7%
1984 15.45 +83.5%
1985 17.2 +11.3%
1986 18.2 +5.8%
1987 17.07 -6.2%
1988 16.37 -4.1%
1989 19.82 +21.1%
1990 20.87 +5.3%
1991 25.55 +22.4%
1992 35.4 +38.6%
1993 35.85 +1.3%
1994 40.75 +13.7%
1995 28.35 -30.4%
1996 45.8 +61.6%
1997 63.03 +37.6%
1998 60.85 -3.5%
1999 96.23 +58.1%
2000 92.87 -3.5%
2001 100.1 +7.8%
2002 78.35 -21.7%
2003 71.59 -8.6%
2004 79.48 +11.0%
2005 69.91 -12.0%
2006 68.26 -2.4%
2007 71.19 +4.3%
2008 76.95 +8.1%
2009 57.8 -24.9%
2010 56.88 -1.6%
2011 57.87 +1.7%
2012 44.53 -23.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5 4.9 5.1 2
1980s 15.16 8.42 19.82 10
1990s 45.27 20.87 96.23 10
2000s 76.65 57.8 100.1 10
2010s 53.09 44.53 57.87 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Espace Mittelland was 44.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Espace Mittelland?
The highest recorded value was 100.1 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Espace Mittelland?
The lowest recorded value was 4.9 in 1978.
How does Espace Mittelland rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Espace Mittelland ranks 111th 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 Espace Mittelland?
Over the last ten years it is down 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Espace Mittelland 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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