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

Ostalbkreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 5.09 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
5.09
Change on year
up 97.3%
Rank
507th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
40.39
in 2002
All-time low
0.25
in 1979
Years of data
32
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ostalbkreis, 1978–2012

0102030401978199520121978: 0.51979: 0.251983: 11984: 11985: 2.21986: 11987: 0.81988: 4.71989: 3.61990: 5.71991: 4.81992: 1.41993: 2.81994: 5.11995: 1.81996: 3.11997: 6.91998: 16.61999: 24.52000: 342001: 31.72002: 40.42003: 6.62004: 4.52005: 82006: 9.82007: 1.82008: 8.52009: 3.82010: 32011: 2.62012: 5.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Ostalbkreis recorded 5.09 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 97.3% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostalbkreis peaked at 40.39 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1979.

Ostalbkreis ranks 507th of 1415 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Ostalbkreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Ostalbkreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.5
1979 0.25 -50.0%
1983 1 +300.0%
1984 1 +0.0%
1985 2.17 +117.0%
1986 1 -53.9%
1987 0.8 -20.0%
1988 4.67 +483.7%
1989 3.58 -23.3%
1990 5.67 +58.4%
1991 4.83 -14.8%
1992 1.37 -71.6%
1993 2.83 +106.6%
1994 5.1 +80.2%
1995 1.78 -65.1%
1996 3.12 +75.3%
1997 6.87 +120.2%
1998 16.58 +141.3%
1999 24.5 +47.8%
2000 33.97 +38.7%
2001 31.69 -6.7%
2002 40.39 +27.5%
2003 6.59 -83.7%
2004 4.47 -32.2%
2005 8 +79.0%
2006 9.82 +22.8%
2007 1.83 -81.4%
2008 8.53 +366.1%
2009 3.84 -55.0%
2010 2.98 -22.4%
2011 2.58 -13.4%
2012 5.09 +97.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.375 0.25 0.5 2
1980s 2.03 0.8 4.67 7
1990s 7.26 1.37 24.5 10
2000s 14.91 1.83 40.39 10
2010s 3.55 2.58 5.09 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostalbkreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostalbkreis was 5.09 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostalbkreis?
The highest recorded value was 40.39 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostalbkreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1979.
How does Ostalbkreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ostalbkreis ranks 507th 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 Ostalbkreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ostalbkreis 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
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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