High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hochtaunuskreis

Hochtaunuskreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 6.06 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
6.06
Change on year
up 4.7%
Rank
466th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
21.1
in 2001
All-time low
2.64
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Hochtaunuskreis, 1978–2012

51015201978199520121978: 2.61979: 5.41980: 2.81981: 5.81982: 4.71983: 9.81984: 101985: 61986: 4.71987: 10.71988: 9.91989: 9.51990: 7.71991: 81992: 4.61993: 91994: 51995: 6.91996: 8.91997: 10.21998: 17.31999: 14.32000: 7.22001: 21.12002: 11.92003: 14.22004: 13.62005: 13.12006: 92007: 6.82008: 6.22009: 5.72010: 5.92011: 5.82012: 6.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Hochtaunuskreis recorded 6.06 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hochtaunuskreis peaked at 21.1 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.64, in 1978.

Hochtaunuskreis ranks 466th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 and NUTS 3 in Hochtaunuskreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Hochtaunuskreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 2.64
1979 5.42 +105.3%
1980 2.83 -47.8%
1981 5.75 +103.2%
1982 4.7 -18.3%
1983 9.79 +108.3%
1984 9.98 +1.9%
1985 6.04 -39.5%
1986 4.66 -22.8%
1987 10.69 +129.4%
1988 9.86 -7.8%
1989 9.47 -4.0%
1990 7.74 -18.3%
1991 8.01 +3.5%
1992 4.64 -42.1%
1993 9.04 +94.8%
1994 4.95 -45.2%
1995 6.93 +40.0%
1996 8.87 +28.0%
1997 10.18 +14.8%
1998 17.29 +69.8%
1999 14.27 -17.5%
2000 7.17 -49.8%
2001 21.1 +194.3%
2002 11.93 -43.5%
2003 14.23 +19.3%
2004 13.56 -4.7%
2005 13.14 -3.1%
2006 9.03 -31.3%
2007 6.85 -24.1%
2008 6.2 -9.5%
2009 5.72 -7.7%
2010 5.92 +3.5%
2011 5.79 -2.2%
2012 6.06 +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.03 2.64 5.42 2
1980s 7.38 2.83 10.69 10
1990s 9.19 4.64 17.29 10
2000s 10.89 5.72 21.1 10
2010s 5.92 5.79 6.06 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hochtaunuskreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Hochtaunuskreis was 6.06 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hochtaunuskreis?
The highest recorded value was 21.1 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Hochtaunuskreis?
The lowest recorded value was 2.64 in 1978.
How does Hochtaunuskreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Hochtaunuskreis ranks 466th 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 Hochtaunuskreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hochtaunuskreis 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
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Coverage
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