High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Freiburg
Freiburg: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 89.7 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
89.7 Number
Change on year
down 14.2%
Rank
60th
of 1427 regions
All-time high
134.55 Number
in 2005
All-time low
8.92 Number
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Freiburg, 1978–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Freiburg recorded 89.7 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg peaked at 134.55 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.92 Number, in 1978.
Freiburg ranks 60th of 1427 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Freiburg, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 8.92 Number | — |
| 1979 | 18.75 Number | +110.2% |
| 1980 | 40 Number | +113.3% |
| 1981 | 43.33 Number | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 48.83 Number | +12.7% |
| 1983 | 41.08 Number | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 41.25 Number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 58.79 Number | +42.5% |
| 1986 | 62.39 Number | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 87.95 Number | +41.0% |
| 1988 | 52.68 Number | -40.1% |
| 1989 | 62.14 Number | +18.0% |
| 1990 | 57.25 Number | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 40.01 Number | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 51.45 Number | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 44.09 Number | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 59.89 Number | +35.8% |
| 1995 | 59.46 Number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 97.41 Number | +63.8% |
| 1997 | 92.01 Number | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 113.36 Number | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 124.71 Number | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 109.42 Number | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 116.24 Number | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 116.81 Number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 112.55 Number | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 119.7 Number | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 134.55 Number | +12.4% |
| 2006 | 113.48 Number | -15.7% |
| 2007 | 126.2 Number | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 131.87 Number | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 102.75 Number | -22.1% |
| 2010 | 90.43 Number | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 104.57 Number | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 89.7 Number | -14.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.84 Number | 8.92 Number | 18.75 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 53.84 Number | 40 Number | 87.95 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.96 Number | 40.01 Number | 124.71 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 118.36 Number | 102.75 Number | 134.55 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.9 Number | 89.7 Number | 104.57 Number | 3 |
More science & technology data for Freiburg
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 772.8 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 19,454 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 811.41 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 182.92 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Freiburg was 89.7 Number 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?
- The highest recorded value was 134.55 Number in 2005.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Freiburg?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.92 Number in 1978.
- How does Freiburg rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Freiburg ranks 60th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Freiburg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Freiburg 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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