High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oberfranken
Oberfranken: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 26.47 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Oberfranken, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Oberfranken recorded 26.47 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.3% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberfranken peaked at 65.82 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1977.
That places Oberfranken 175th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Oberfranken, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1 | — |
| 1978 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.25 | +225.0% |
| 1980 | 2.5 | -23.1% |
| 1981 | 3 | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 7.83 | +161.0% |
| 1983 | 5.5 | -29.8% |
| 1984 | 8.17 | +48.5% |
| 1985 | 5.92 | -27.5% |
| 1986 | 9.28 | +56.8% |
| 1987 | 5.75 | -38.0% |
| 1988 | 10.28 | +78.8% |
| 1989 | 10.37 | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 9.75 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 11.55 | +18.5% |
| 1992 | 9.79 | -15.2% |
| 1993 | 8.15 | -16.8% |
| 1994 | 6.52 | -20.0% |
| 1995 | 12.28 | +88.3% |
| 1996 | 17.24 | +40.4% |
| 1997 | 11.83 | -31.4% |
| 1998 | 19.59 | +65.6% |
| 1999 | 27.47 | +40.2% |
| 2000 | 34.09 | +24.1% |
| 2001 | 35.06 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 36.75 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 33.82 | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 29.68 | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 36.64 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 58.01 | +58.3% |
| 2007 | 65.82 | +13.5% |
| 2008 | 38.06 | -42.2% |
| 2009 | 39.16 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 34.44 | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 32.4 | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 26.47 | -18.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.75 | 1 | 3.25 | 3 |
| 1980s | 6.86 | 2.5 | 10.37 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.42 | 6.52 | 27.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.71 | 29.68 | 65.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1 | 26.47 | 34.44 | 3 |
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- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 328.6 (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 8,028 (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 222.04 (2012)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 14.99 (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberfranken?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Oberfranken was 26.47 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oberfranken?
- The highest recorded value was 65.82 in 2007.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Oberfranken?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1977.
- How does Oberfranken rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Oberfranken ranks 175th 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 Oberfranken?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oberfranken 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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