High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis

Main-Taunus-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.12 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
9.12
Change on year
down 36.3%
Rank
357th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
28
in 2001
All-time low
1.33
in 1978
Years of data
36
1977–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis, 1977–2012

01020301977199420121977: 1.51978: 1.31979: 6.31980: 9.81981: 8.11982: 13.41983: 16.41984: 17.31985: 13.71986: 19.71987: 25.41988: 22.11989: 17.41990: 23.51991: 15.61992: 12.11993: 11.81994: 11.61995: 8.51996: 13.81997: 21.41998: 18.51999: 18.52000: 21.62001: 282002: 17.42003: 142004: 16.32005: 132006: 142007: 12.92008: 7.42009: 14.22010: 10.72011: 14.32012: 9.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis stood at 9.12.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis peaked at 28 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 1978.

That places Main-Taunus-Kreis 357th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Main-Taunus-Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1.5
1978 1.33 -11.3%
1979 6.32 +375.2%
1980 9.75 +54.3%
1981 8.08 -17.1%
1982 13.37 +65.5%
1983 16.35 +22.3%
1984 17.33 +6.0%
1985 13.7 -20.9%
1986 19.68 +43.6%
1987 25.42 +29.2%
1988 22.08 -13.1%
1989 17.4 -21.2%
1990 23.5 +35.1%
1991 15.58 -33.7%
1992 12.09 -22.4%
1993 11.76 -2.7%
1994 11.55 -1.8%
1995 8.47 -26.7%
1996 13.83 +63.3%
1997 21.37 +54.5%
1998 18.47 -13.6%
1999 18.51 +0.2%
2000 21.61 +16.7%
2001 28 +29.6%
2002 17.35 -38.0%
2003 13.98 -19.4%
2004 16.28 +16.5%
2005 13.03 -20.0%
2006 13.96 +7.1%
2007 12.91 -7.5%
2008 7.39 -42.8%
2009 14.16 +91.6%
2010 10.69 -24.5%
2011 14.32 +34.0%
2012 9.12 -36.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.05 1.33 6.32 3
1980s 16.32 8.08 25.42 10
1990s 15.51 8.47 23.5 10
2000s 15.87 7.39 28 10
2010s 11.38 9.12 14.32 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Main-Taunus-Kreis was 9.12 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Main-Taunus-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 28 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Main-Taunus-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 1978.
How does Main-Taunus-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Main-Taunus-Kreis ranks 357th 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 Main-Taunus-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Main-Taunus-Kreis 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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