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

Forchheim: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 11.84 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
11.84
Change on year
down 18.1%
Rank
285th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
26.44
in 2007
All-time low
0.83
in 1980
Years of data
35
1978–2012

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

01020301978199520121978: 11979: 2.21980: 0.831981: 11982: 3.31983: 3.31984: 3.81985: 3.91986: 5.71987: 1.81988: 6.71989: 6.61990: 4.21991: 5.11992: 4.91993: 71994: 2.51995: 3.51996: 7.51997: 5.81998: 6.31999: 11.32000: 16.22001: 13.72002: 16.82003: 17.52004: 14.32005: 16.82006: 18.62007: 26.42008: 15.22009: 17.82010: 14.92011: 14.42012: 11.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Forchheim is 11.84, measured in 2012.

The figure is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Forchheim peaked at 26.44 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.83, in 1980.

Forchheim ranks 285th 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 Forchheim, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Forchheim, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 2.25 +125.0%
1980 0.83 -63.1%
1981 1 +20.5%
1982 3.33 +233.0%
1983 3.33 +0.0%
1984 3.83 +15.0%
1985 3.92 +2.3%
1986 5.7 +45.4%
1987 1.75 -69.3%
1988 6.67 +281.1%
1989 6.58 -1.3%
1990 4.24 -35.6%
1991 5.1 +20.3%
1992 4.92 -3.5%
1993 6.98 +41.9%
1994 2.5 -64.2%
1995 3.53 +41.2%
1996 7.5 +112.5%
1997 5.82 -22.4%
1998 6.32 +8.6%
1999 11.31 +79.0%
2000 16.2 +43.2%
2001 13.72 -15.3%
2002 16.75 +22.1%
2003 17.46 +4.2%
2004 14.32 -18.0%
2005 16.8 +17.3%
2006 18.57 +10.5%
2007 26.44 +42.4%
2008 15.17 -42.6%
2009 17.79 +17.3%
2010 14.93 -16.1%
2011 14.45 -3.2%
2012 11.84 -18.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.62 1 2.25 2
1980s 3.69 0.83 6.67 10
1990s 5.82 2.5 11.31 10
2000s 17.32 13.72 26.44 10
2010s 13.74 11.84 14.93 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Forchheim?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Forchheim was 11.84 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Forchheim?
The highest recorded value was 26.44 in 2007.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Forchheim?
The lowest recorded value was 0.83 in 1980.
How does Forchheim rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Forchheim ranks 285th 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 Forchheim?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Forchheim 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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