High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Koblenz
Koblenz: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 11.68 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Koblenz, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Koblenz recorded 11.68 Number for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.6% on the previous year and up 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Koblenz peaked at 22.81 Number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.33 Number, in 1982.
Koblenz ranks 290th of 1427 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 … NUTS in Koblenz, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.5 Number | — |
| 1979 | 3.83 Number | +666.0% |
| 1980 | 2 Number | -47.8% |
| 1981 | 2 Number | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.33 Number | -83.5% |
| 1983 | 1 Number | +203.0% |
| 1984 | 2 Number | +100.0% |
| 1985 | 2.03 Number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 1.08 Number | -46.8% |
| 1987 | 5.37 Number | +397.2% |
| 1988 | 5.14 Number | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 9.92 Number | +93.0% |
| 1990 | 1.08 Number | -89.1% |
| 1991 | 2.12 Number | +96.3% |
| 1992 | 4.53 Number | +113.7% |
| 1993 | 5.1 Number | +12.6% |
| 1994 | 2.83 Number | -44.5% |
| 1995 | 5.67 Number | +100.4% |
| 1996 | 4.24 Number | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 10.78 Number | +154.2% |
| 1998 | 12.58 Number | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 22.81 Number | +81.3% |
| 2000 | 12.76 Number | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 15.51 Number | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 7.31 Number | -52.9% |
| 2003 | 11.52 Number | +57.6% |
| 2004 | 8.95 Number | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 19.71 Number | +120.2% |
| 2006 | 12.18 Number | -38.2% |
| 2007 | 8.42 Number | -30.9% |
| 2008 | 18.21 Number | +116.3% |
| 2009 | 17.14 Number | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 10.56 Number | -38.4% |
| 2011 | 16.37 Number | +55.0% |
| 2012 | 11.68 Number | -28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Koblenz changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +666.0% | 0.5 Number | 3.83 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 Number | 0.5 Number | 3.83 Number | 2 |
| 1980s | 3.09 Number | 0.33 Number | 9.92 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.17 Number | 1.08 Number | 22.81 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.17 Number | 7.31 Number | 19.71 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.87 Number | 10.56 Number | 16.37 Number | 3 |
More science & technology data for Koblenz
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 425.2 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 4,256 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 195.41 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 26.15 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Koblenz?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Koblenz was 11.68 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 Koblenz?
- The highest recorded value was 22.81 Number in 1999.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Koblenz?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 Number in 1982.
- How does Koblenz rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Koblenz ranks 290th 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 Koblenz?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Koblenz 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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