High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Mittelfranken
Mittelfranken: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 145.74 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Mittelfranken, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mittelfranken is 145.74 Number, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mittelfranken peaked at 264.55 Number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1977.
Mittelfranken ranks 38th of 1427 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 … NUTS in Mittelfranken, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 4 Number | — |
| 1978 | 14.53 Number | +263.2% |
| 1979 | 19.92 Number | +37.1% |
| 1980 | 24.33 Number | +22.1% |
| 1981 | 28.75 Number | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 20.83 Number | -27.5% |
| 1983 | 40 Number | +92.0% |
| 1984 | 53.23 Number | +33.1% |
| 1985 | 54.37 Number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 59.38 Number | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 66.43 Number | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 82.97 Number | +24.9% |
| 1989 | 103.8 Number | +25.1% |
| 1990 | 100.56 Number | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 65.4 Number | -35.0% |
| 1992 | 67.63 Number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 62.93 Number | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 75.86 Number | +20.5% |
| 1995 | 60.11 Number | -20.8% |
| 1996 | 74.67 Number | +24.2% |
| 1997 | 119.59 Number | +60.2% |
| 1998 | 140.07 Number | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 154.82 Number | +10.5% |
| 2000 | 196.58 Number | +27.0% |
| 2001 | 264.55 Number | +34.6% |
| 2002 | 232.02 Number | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 169.26 Number | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 177.31 Number | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 176.25 Number | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 234.56 Number | +33.1% |
| 2007 | 215.45 Number | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 183.24 Number | -15.0% |
| 2009 | 195.16 Number | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 200.27 Number | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 188.25 Number | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 145.74 Number | -22.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Mittelfranken changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +263.2% | 4 Number | 14.53 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.82 Number | 4 Number | 19.92 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 53.41 Number | 20.83 Number | 103.8 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 92.16 Number | 60.11 Number | 154.82 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 204.44 Number | 169.26 Number | 264.55 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.09 Number | 145.74 Number | 200.27 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mittelfranken
More science & technology data for Mittelfranken
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 605.9 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 17,692 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 804.95 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 69.86 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mittelfranken?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Mittelfranken was 145.74 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Mittelfranken?
- The highest recorded value was 264.55 Number in 2001.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Mittelfranken?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1977.
- How does Mittelfranken rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Mittelfranken ranks 38th out of 1427 regions with data for 2012.
- Is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 rising or falling in Mittelfranken?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mittelfranken 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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