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

Ostholstein: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 7.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
7.5
Change on year
up 128.7%
Rank
410th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
7.5
in 2012
All-time low
0.17
in 1992
Years of data
26
1978–2012

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

024681978199520121978: 0.331981: 0.331984: 0.51985: 0.671987: 0.331988: 1.51989: 11991: 1.81992: 0.171994: 11995: 1.51996: 1.21998: 0.331999: 0.532001: 1.72002: 1.72003: 3.12004: 1.72005: 0.52006: 3.42007: 0.672008: 3.42009: 1.72010: 0.252011: 3.32012: 7.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Ostholstein recorded 7.5 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 128.7% on the previous year and up 349.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostholstein peaked at 7.5 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.17, in 1992.

That places Ostholstein 410th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it 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 Ostholstein, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Ostholstein, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.33
1981 0.33 +0.0%
1984 0.5 +51.5%
1985 0.67 +34.0%
1987 0.33 -50.7%
1988 1.5 +354.5%
1989 1 -33.3%
1991 1.76 +76.0%
1992 0.17 -90.3%
1994 1 +488.2%
1995 1.5 +50.0%
1996 1.25 -16.7%
1998 0.33 -73.6%
1999 0.53 +60.6%
2001 1.7 +220.8%
2002 1.67 -1.8%
2003 3.14 +88.0%
2004 1.67 -46.8%
2005 0.5 -70.1%
2006 3.37 +574.0%
2007 0.67 -80.1%
2008 3.42 +410.4%
2009 1.67 -51.2%
2010 0.25 -85.0%
2011 3.28 +1212.0%
2012 7.5 +128.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.33 0.33 0.33 1
1980s 0.7217 0.33 1.5 6
1990s 0.9343 0.17 1.76 7
2000s 1.98 0.5 3.42 9
2010s 3.68 0.25 7.5 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostholstein?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ostholstein was 7.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostholstein?
The highest recorded value was 7.5 in 2012.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ostholstein?
The lowest recorded value was 0.17 in 1992.
How does Ostholstein rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ostholstein ranks 410th 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 Ostholstein?
Over the last ten years it is up 349.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ostholstein 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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