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

Heidelberg, Stadtkreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 26.78 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
26.78
Change on year
up 17.8%
Rank
174th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
55.41
in 2002
All-time low
1
in 1979
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, 1977–2012

02040601977199420121977: 1.81978: 2.51979: 11980: 4.31981: 2.91982: 1.61983: 2.61984: 5.91985: 3.61986: 41987: 71988: 6.21989: 5.81990: 9.51991: 9.21992: 4.51993: 5.81994: 81995: 16.71996: 12.21997: 17.81998: 27.61999: 28.62000: 28.12001: 47.82002: 55.42003: 48.72004: 29.42005: 20.82006: 28.92007: 212008: 23.82009: 27.92010: 262011: 22.72012: 26.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis stood at 26.78.

The figure is up 17.8% on the previous year and down 51.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis peaked at 55.41 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1979.

That places Heidelberg, Stadtkreis 174th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.83
1978 2.5 +36.6%
1979 1 -60.0%
1980 4.33 +333.0%
1981 2.92 -32.6%
1982 1.58 -45.9%
1983 2.64 +67.1%
1984 5.92 +124.2%
1985 3.64 -38.5%
1986 3.99 +9.6%
1987 6.99 +75.2%
1988 6.16 -11.9%
1989 5.75 -6.7%
1990 9.47 +64.7%
1991 9.21 -2.7%
1992 4.53 -50.8%
1993 5.78 +27.6%
1994 8 +38.4%
1995 16.74 +109.2%
1996 12.23 -26.9%
1997 17.83 +45.8%
1998 27.58 +54.7%
1999 28.55 +3.5%
2000 28.07 -1.7%
2001 47.76 +70.1%
2002 55.41 +16.0%
2003 48.69 -12.1%
2004 29.39 -39.6%
2005 20.77 -29.3%
2006 28.95 +39.4%
2007 21.04 -27.3%
2008 23.77 +13.0%
2009 27.85 +17.2%
2010 25.98 -6.7%
2011 22.73 -12.5%
2012 26.78 +17.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.78 1 2.5 3
1980s 4.39 1.58 6.99 10
1990s 13.99 4.53 28.55 10
2000s 33.17 20.77 55.41 10
2010s 25.16 22.73 26.78 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis was 26.78 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis?
The highest recorded value was 55.41 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Heidelberg, Stadtkreis?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
How does Heidelberg, Stadtkreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Heidelberg, Stadtkreis ranks 174th 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 Heidelberg, Stadtkreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Heidelberg, 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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