High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gießen, Landkreis

Gießen, Landkreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 3.99 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
3.99
Change on year
down 17.4%
Rank
586th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
12.95
in 1998
All-time low
0.09
in 1983
Years of data
32
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Gießen, Landkreis, 1979–2012

0510151979199520121979: 0.381980: 0.521983: 0.091984: 3.71985: 11986: 2.21987: 4.31988: 41989: 2.81990: 2.81991: 1.91992: 2.91993: 0.791994: 3.21995: 2.51996: 5.71997: 6.61998: 12.91999: 122000: 9.92001: 11.62002: 5.72003: 7.72004: 9.42005: 3.62006: 1.92007: 4.12008: 3.42009: 7.72010: 52011: 4.82012: 4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gießen, Landkreis is 3.99, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gießen, Landkreis peaked at 12.95 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.09, in 1983.

Gießen, Landkreis ranks 586th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Gießen, Landkreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Gießen, Landkreis, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 0.38
1980 0.52 +36.8%
1983 0.09 -82.7%
1984 3.7 +4011.1%
1985 1 -73.0%
1986 2.17 +117.0%
1987 4.28 +97.2%
1988 4.03 -5.8%
1989 2.77 -31.3%
1990 2.83 +2.2%
1991 1.93 -31.8%
1992 2.92 +51.3%
1993 0.79 -72.9%
1994 3.2 +305.1%
1995 2.45 -23.4%
1996 5.67 +131.4%
1997 6.59 +16.2%
1998 12.95 +96.5%
1999 12 -7.3%
2000 9.92 -17.3%
2001 11.64 +17.3%
2002 5.67 -51.3%
2003 7.68 +35.4%
2004 9.38 +22.1%
2005 3.57 -61.9%
2006 1.88 -47.3%
2007 4.08 +117.0%
2008 3.37 -17.4%
2009 7.68 +127.9%
2010 5 -34.9%
2011 4.83 -3.4%
2012 3.99 -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.38 0.38 0.38 1
1980s 2.32 0.09 4.28 8
1990s 5.13 0.79 12.95 10
2000s 6.49 1.88 11.64 10
2010s 4.61 3.99 5 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gießen, Landkreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Gießen, Landkreis was 3.99 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gießen, Landkreis?
The highest recorded value was 12.95 in 1998.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Gießen, Landkreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 in 1983.
How does Gießen, Landkreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Gießen, Landkreis ranks 586th 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 Gießen, Landkreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gießen, Landkreis 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
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