High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Göttingen (NUTS 2013)

Göttingen (NUTS 2013): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 10.79 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
10.79
Change on year
up 28.9%
Rank
307th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
21.68
in 2002
All-time low
0.33
in 1982
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Göttingen (NUTS 2013), 1977–2012

051015201977199420121977: 11978: 0.51979: 1.31980: 11981: 2.41982: 0.331983: 11984: 2.61985: 1.51986: 3.61987: 6.11988: 9.71989: 7.81990: 9.21991: 4.71992: 6.81993: 8.31994: 3.81995: 61996: 7.31997: 13.11998: 8.91999: 15.92000: 12.22001: 21.62002: 21.72003: 15.62004: 17.72005: 10.62006: 7.92007: 7.12008: 16.72009: 14.82010: 11.42011: 8.42012: 10.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Göttingen (NUTS 2013) recorded 10.79 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 28.9% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Göttingen (NUTS 2013) peaked at 21.68 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1982.

Göttingen (NUTS 2013) ranks 307th 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 Göttingen (NUTS 2013), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Göttingen (NUTS 2013), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1978 0.5 -50.0%
1979 1.33 +166.0%
1980 1 -24.8%
1981 2.4 +140.0%
1982 0.33 -86.2%
1983 1 +203.0%
1984 2.57 +157.0%
1985 1.5 -41.6%
1986 3.64 +142.7%
1987 6.09 +67.3%
1988 9.68 +58.9%
1989 7.83 -19.1%
1990 9.19 +17.4%
1991 4.7 -48.9%
1992 6.81 +44.9%
1993 8.33 +22.3%
1994 3.84 -53.9%
1995 6.05 +57.6%
1996 7.33 +21.2%
1997 13.1 +78.7%
1998 8.86 -32.4%
1999 15.86 +79.0%
2000 12.19 -23.1%
2001 21.58 +77.0%
2002 21.68 +0.5%
2003 15.55 -28.3%
2004 17.72 +14.0%
2005 10.55 -40.5%
2006 7.92 -24.9%
2007 7.12 -10.1%
2008 16.7 +134.6%
2009 14.75 -11.7%
2010 11.44 -22.4%
2011 8.37 -26.8%
2012 10.79 +28.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.9433 0.5 1.33 3
1980s 3.6 0.33 9.68 10
1990s 8.41 3.84 15.86 10
2000s 14.58 7.12 21.68 10
2010s 10.2 8.37 11.44 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Göttingen (NUTS 2013)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Göttingen (NUTS 2013) was 10.79 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Göttingen (NUTS 2013)?
The highest recorded value was 21.68 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Göttingen (NUTS 2013)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1982.
How does Göttingen (NUTS 2013) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Göttingen (NUTS 2013) ranks 307th 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 Göttingen (NUTS 2013)?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Göttingen (NUTS 2013) 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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