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

Linz-Wels: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 13.82 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
13.82
Change on year
up 16.6%
Rank
256th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
16.44
in 2005
All-time low
0.5
in 1992
Years of data
32
1980–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Linz-Wels, 1980–2012

0510151980199620121980: 11982: 0.751983: 2.51984: 1.51985: 5.31986: 3.21987: 1.71988: 2.61989: 21990: 11991: 1.31992: 0.51993: 1.91994: 1.81995: 0.51996: 1.51997: 4.71998: 3.31999: 32000: 5.82001: 13.32002: 7.42003: 7.22004: 6.32005: 16.42006: 10.92007: 7.32008: 8.42009: 14.52010: 7.22011: 11.82012: 13.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Linz-Wels stood at 13.82.

That represents a change of up 16.6% on the previous year and up 87.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Linz-Wels peaked at 16.44 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1992.

Linz-Wels ranks 256th 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 Linz-Wels, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Linz-Wels, 1980 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1980 1
1982 0.75 -25.0%
1983 2.5 +233.3%
1984 1.5 -40.0%
1985 5.33 +255.3%
1986 3.25 -39.0%
1987 1.67 -48.6%
1988 2.65 +58.7%
1989 2 -24.5%
1990 1 -50.0%
1991 1.33 +33.0%
1992 0.5 -62.4%
1993 1.9 +280.0%
1994 1.75 -7.9%
1995 0.5 -71.4%
1996 1.5 +200.0%
1997 4.73 +215.3%
1998 3.33 -29.6%
1999 3 -9.9%
2000 5.76 +92.0%
2001 13.27 +130.4%
2002 7.39 -44.3%
2003 7.2 -2.6%
2004 6.27 -12.9%
2005 16.44 +162.2%
2006 10.86 -33.9%
2007 7.34 -32.4%
2008 8.43 +14.9%
2009 14.52 +72.2%
2010 7.23 -50.2%
2011 11.85 +63.9%
2012 13.82 +16.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.29 0.75 5.33 9
1990s 1.95 0.5 4.73 10
2000s 9.75 5.76 16.44 10
2010s 10.97 7.23 13.82 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Linz-Wels?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Linz-Wels was 13.82 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Linz-Wels?
The highest recorded value was 16.44 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Linz-Wels?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1992.
How does Linz-Wels rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Linz-Wels ranks 256th 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 Linz-Wels?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Linz-Wels 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
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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