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

Oberbayern: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 409.56 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
409.56
Change on year
down 17.4%
Rank
4th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
1,017
in 2000
All-time low
15.92
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

02505007501.0k1977199420121977: 15.91978: 149.21979: 227.51980: 260.41981: 229.21982: 250.51983: 281.31984: 267.11985: 321.21986: 277.21987: 3161988: 3061989: 373.81990: 327.11991: 291.21992: 301.21993: 298.31994: 360.41995: 456.71996: 585.61997: 696.61998: 936.31999: 938.62000: 1.0k2001: 979.82002: 820.32003: 730.42004: 616.42005: 606.82006: 646.52007: 632.12008: 514.22009: 506.92010: 5512011: 495.62012: 409.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Oberbayern recorded 409.56 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of down 17.4% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberbayern peaked at 1,017 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.92, in 1977.

Oberbayern ranks 4th of 1415 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 and NUTS 3 in Oberbayern, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Oberbayern, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 15.92
1978 149.22 +837.3%
1979 227.5 +52.5%
1980 260.4 +14.5%
1981 229.18 -12.0%
1982 250.53 +9.3%
1983 281.28 +12.3%
1984 267.06 -5.1%
1985 321.18 +20.3%
1986 277.22 -13.7%
1987 315.96 +14.0%
1988 306.04 -3.1%
1989 373.79 +22.1%
1990 327.07 -12.5%
1991 291.2 -11.0%
1992 301.23 +3.4%
1993 298.26 -1.0%
1994 360.43 +20.8%
1995 456.7 +26.7%
1996 585.65 +28.2%
1997 696.57 +18.9%
1998 936.33 +34.4%
1999 938.63 +0.2%
2000 1,017 +8.3%
2001 979.79 -3.6%
2002 820.34 -16.3%
2003 730.4 -11.0%
2004 616.43 -15.6%
2005 606.76 -1.6%
2006 646.46 +6.5%
2007 632.13 -2.2%
2008 514.23 -18.7%
2009 506.93 -1.4%
2010 550.98 +8.7%
2011 495.61 -10.0%
2012 409.56 -17.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 130.88 15.92 227.5 3
1980s 288.26 229.18 373.79 10
1990s 519.21 291.2 938.63 10
2000s 707.04 506.93 1,017 10
2010s 485.38 409.56 550.98 3

Countries ranked near Oberbayern

  1. 1 Germany 2,453 compare
  2. 2 France 1,697 compare
  3. 3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 935.65 compare
  4. 4 Sweden 679.45 compare
  5. 5 Netherlands 545.39 compare
  6. 6 Finland 358.81 compare
  7. 7 Belgium 317.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberbayern?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberbayern was 409.56 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oberbayern?
The highest recorded value was 1,017 in 2000.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oberbayern?
The lowest recorded value was 15.92 in 1977.
How does Oberbayern rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Oberbayern ranks 4th 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 Oberbayern?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Oberbayern 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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