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

Mettmann: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 14.6 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
14.6
Change on year
down 50.1%
Rank
248th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
37.36
in 2008
All-time low
0.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0102030401977199420121977: 0.331978: 2.11979: 0.81980: 1.91981: 3.21982: 2.31983: 31984: 5.11985: 10.71986: 51987: 7.61988: 5.11989: 8.31990: 4.51991: 6.71992: 111993: 12.21994: 10.81995: 12.11996: 11.91997: 17.51998: 22.51999: 35.72000: 31.32001: 25.72002: 22.52003: 17.62004: 20.12005: 20.32006: 232007: 23.82008: 37.42009: 24.12010: 31.12011: 29.32012: 14.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Mettmann recorded 14.6 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 50.1% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mettmann peaked at 37.36 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1977.

Mettmann ranks 248th 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 Mettmann, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Mettmann, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.33
1978 2.11 +539.4%
1979 0.8 -62.1%
1980 1.95 +143.7%
1981 3.23 +65.6%
1982 2.33 -27.9%
1983 3.03 +30.0%
1984 5.09 +68.0%
1985 10.7 +110.2%
1986 5.04 -52.9%
1987 7.58 +50.4%
1988 5.09 -32.8%
1989 8.28 +62.7%
1990 4.5 -45.7%
1991 6.66 +48.0%
1992 11 +65.2%
1993 12.19 +10.8%
1994 10.75 -11.8%
1995 12.09 +12.5%
1996 11.95 -1.2%
1997 17.47 +46.2%
1998 22.5 +28.8%
1999 35.68 +58.6%
2000 31.29 -12.3%
2001 25.69 -17.9%
2002 22.49 -12.5%
2003 17.58 -21.8%
2004 20.14 +14.6%
2005 20.33 +0.9%
2006 22.98 +13.0%
2007 23.84 +3.7%
2008 37.36 +56.7%
2009 24.07 -35.6%
2010 31.1 +29.2%
2011 29.28 -5.9%
2012 14.6 -50.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.08 0.33 2.11 3
1980s 5.23 1.95 10.7 10
1990s 14.48 4.5 35.68 10
2000s 24.58 17.58 37.36 10
2010s 24.99 14.6 31.1 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mettmann?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mettmann was 14.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Mettmann?
The highest recorded value was 37.36 in 2008.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Mettmann?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1977.
How does Mettmann rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Mettmann ranks 248th 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 Mettmann?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mettmann 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
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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