High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis

Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 30.6 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
30.6
Change on year
up 30.5%
Rank
157th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
30.6
in 2012
All-time low
1.83
in 1990
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis, 1978–2012

01020301978199520121978: 2.31980: 7.51981: 13.81982: 8.21983: 5.41984: 3.21985: 6.21986: 7.31987: 4.21988: 6.81989: 6.41990: 1.81991: 6.31992: 1.81993: 2.61994: 6.51995: 7.71996: 14.31997: 6.81998: 18.11999: 19.62000: 18.52001: 14.72002: 172003: 25.82004: 17.22005: 17.82006: 26.72007: 28.42008: 26.82009: 27.62010: 24.72011: 23.42012: 30.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis recorded 30.6 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 80.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis peaked at 30.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.83, in 1990.

Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis ranks 157th 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 Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 2.33
1980 7.5 +221.9%
1981 13.83 +84.4%
1982 8.15 -41.1%
1983 5.42 -33.5%
1984 3.25 -40.0%
1985 6.17 +89.8%
1986 7.33 +18.8%
1987 4.23 -42.3%
1988 6.83 +61.5%
1989 6.4 -6.3%
1990 1.83 -71.4%
1991 6.35 +247.0%
1992 1.83 -71.2%
1993 2.57 +40.4%
1994 6.55 +154.9%
1995 7.65 +16.8%
1996 14.27 +86.5%
1997 6.81 -52.3%
1998 18.1 +165.8%
1999 19.65 +8.6%
2000 18.52 -5.8%
2001 14.66 -20.8%
2002 17 +16.0%
2003 25.77 +51.6%
2004 17.18 -33.3%
2005 17.79 +3.6%
2006 26.7 +50.1%
2007 28.39 +6.3%
2008 26.8 -5.6%
2009 27.59 +2.9%
2010 24.72 -10.4%
2011 23.44 -5.2%
2012 30.6 +30.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.33 2.33 2.33 1
1980s 6.91 3.25 13.83 10
1990s 8.56 1.83 19.65 10
2000s 22.04 14.66 28.39 10
2010s 26.25 23.44 30.6 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis was 30.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis?
The highest recorded value was 30.6 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis?
The lowest recorded value was 1.83 in 1990.
How does Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis ranks 157th 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 Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis 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
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