High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Oberbayern
Oberbayern: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS was 409.56 Number in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oberbayern, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Oberbayern recorded 409.56 Number 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 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 15.92 Number, in 1977.
Oberbayern ranks 4th 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 Oberbayern, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 15.92 Number | — |
| 1978 | 149.22 Number | +837.3% |
| 1979 | 227.5 Number | +52.5% |
| 1980 | 260.4 Number | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 229.18 Number | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 250.53 Number | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 281.28 Number | +12.3% |
| 1984 | 267.06 Number | -5.1% |
| 1985 | 321.18 Number | +20.3% |
| 1986 | 277.22 Number | -13.7% |
| 1987 | 315.96 Number | +14.0% |
| 1988 | 306.04 Number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 373.79 Number | +22.1% |
| 1990 | 327.07 Number | -12.5% |
| 1991 | 291.2 Number | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 301.23 Number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 298.26 Number | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 360.43 Number | +20.8% |
| 1995 | 456.7 Number | +26.7% |
| 1996 | 585.65 Number | +28.2% |
| 1997 | 696.57 Number | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 936.33 Number | +34.4% |
| 1999 | 938.63 Number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1,017 Number | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 979.79 Number | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 820.34 Number | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 730.4 Number | -11.0% |
| 2004 | 616.43 Number | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 606.76 Number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 646.46 Number | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 632.13 Number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 514.23 Number | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 506.93 Number | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 550.98 Number | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 495.61 Number | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 409.56 Number | -17.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS in Oberbayern 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 | +837.3% | 15.92 Number | 149.22 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 130.88 Number | 15.92 Number | 227.5 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 288.26 Number | 229.18 Number | 373.79 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 519.21 Number | 291.2 Number | 938.63 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 707.04 Number | 506.93 Number | 1,017 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 485.38 Number | 409.56 Number | 550.98 Number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Oberbayern
- 1 Germany 2,453 Number compare
- 2 France 1,697 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 3 United Kingdom 935.65 Number compare
- 5 Sweden 679.45 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
- 6 Netherlands 545.39 Number compare
More science & technology data for Oberbayern
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,826 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 104,153 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 2,056 Number (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 214.73 Number (2012)
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 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 Oberbayern?
- The highest recorded value was 1,017 Number 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 Number 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 1427 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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