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

Meißen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.88 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.88
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
797th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
7.22
in 2001
All-time low
0.2
in 1983
Years of data
23
1983–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Meißen, 1983–2012

024681983199720121983: 0.21989: 0.251992: 0.251993: 0.331994: 0.51995: 0.331996: 0.781997: 2.51998: 1.81999: 5.92000: 6.72001: 7.22002: 5.92003: 2.22004: 4.52005: 4.32006: 4.12007: 5.62008: 3.52009: 3.42010: 6.12011: 1.82012: 1.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Meißen stood at 1.88.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Meißen peaked at 7.22 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 1983.

Meißen ranks 797th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Meißen, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Meißen, 1983 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1983 0.2
1989 0.25 +25.0%
1992 0.25 +0.0%
1993 0.33 +32.0%
1994 0.5 +51.5%
1995 0.33 -34.0%
1996 0.78 +136.4%
1997 2.45 +214.1%
1998 1.75 -28.6%
1999 5.87 +235.4%
2000 6.69 +14.0%
2001 7.22 +7.9%
2002 5.92 -18.0%
2003 2.17 -63.3%
2004 4.48 +106.5%
2005 4.32 -3.6%
2006 4.1 -5.1%
2007 5.63 +37.3%
2008 3.45 -38.7%
2009 3.43 -0.6%
2010 6.06 +76.7%
2011 1.83 -69.8%
2012 1.88 +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.225 0.2 0.25 2
1990s 1.53 0.25 5.87 8
2000s 4.74 2.17 7.22 10
2010s 3.26 1.83 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 Meißen?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Meißen was 1.88 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Meißen?
The highest recorded value was 7.22 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Meißen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 1983.
How does Meißen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Meißen ranks 797th 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 Meißen?
Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Meißen 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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