High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Merzig-Wadern
Merzig-Wadern: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Merzig-Wadern, 1988–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Merzig-Wadern recorded 0.5 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
The figure is down 75.2% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merzig-Wadern peaked at 3.17 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1996.
That places Merzig-Wadern 1165th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Merzig-Wadern, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 0.17 | -83.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +488.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 0.58 | -51.7% |
| 2002 | 0.78 | +34.5% |
| 2004 | 0.45 | -42.3% |
| 2005 | 0.83 | +84.4% |
| 2006 | 3.17 | +281.9% |
| 2007 | 0.58 | -81.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5 | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | -60.0% |
| 2011 | 2.02 | +910.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 | -75.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.585 | 0.17 | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.01 | 0.45 | 3.17 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.9067 | 0.2 | 2.02 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merzig-Wadern?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Merzig-Wadern was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Merzig-Wadern?
- The highest recorded value was 3.17 in 2006.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Merzig-Wadern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1996.
- How does Merzig-Wadern rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Merzig-Wadern ranks 1165th 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 Merzig-Wadern?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Merzig-Wadern 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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