High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt

Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 12.58 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
12.58
Change on year
up 36.3%
Rank
270th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
14.48
in 2001
All-time low
0.33
in 1993
Years of data
30
1977–2012

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

0510151977199420121977: 11980: 21983: 0.581984: 0.751986: 3.71987: 0.531989: 0.681990: 0.51991: 1.61992: 3.31993: 0.331994: 1.21995: 2.91996: 2.31997: 1.61998: 1.41999: 8.32000: 7.32001: 14.52002: 10.92003: 6.12004: 4.22005: 5.82006: 32007: 3.42008: 7.92009: 92010: 9.42011: 9.22012: 12.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt stood at 12.58.

That represents a change of up 36.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 14.48 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1993.

Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 270th 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 Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 1
1980 2 +100.0%
1983 0.58 -71.0%
1984 0.75 +29.3%
1986 3.74 +398.7%
1987 0.53 -85.8%
1989 0.68 +28.3%
1990 0.5 -26.5%
1991 1.6 +220.0%
1992 3.33 +108.1%
1993 0.33 -90.1%
1994 1.2 +263.6%
1995 2.89 +140.8%
1996 2.33 -19.4%
1997 1.65 -29.2%
1998 1.45 -12.1%
1999 8.29 +471.7%
2000 7.33 -11.6%
2001 14.48 +97.5%
2002 10.94 -24.4%
2003 6.1 -44.2%
2004 4.17 -31.6%
2005 5.83 +39.8%
2006 3 -48.5%
2007 3.36 +12.0%
2008 7.9 +135.1%
2009 8.98 +13.7%
2010 9.38 +4.5%
2011 9.23 -1.6%
2012 12.58 +36.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1.38 0.53 3.74 6
1990s 2.36 0.33 8.29 10
2000s 7.21 3 14.48 10
2010s 10.4 9.23 12.58 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt was 12.58 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 14.48 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1993.
How does Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 270th 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 Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt 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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