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

Region Hannover: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 56.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
56.5
Change on year
down 21.9%
Rank
93rd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
103.45
in 2003
All-time low
0.5
in 1977
Years of data
35
1977–2012

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

02550751001977199420121977: 0.51979: 21980: 8.61981: 11.71982: 8.21983: 21.51984: 15.11985: 19.41986: 33.31987: 31.21988: 23.21989: 22.91990: 12.91991: 20.91992: 18.21993: 21.61994: 19.91995: 271996: 39.51997: 47.41998: 43.41999: 79.62000: 672001: 77.42002: 862003: 103.52004: 96.72005: 80.62006: 47.12007: 62.32008: 77.22009: 542010: 58.12011: 72.42012: 56.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Region Hannover recorded 56.5 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Region Hannover peaked at 103.45 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1977.

Region Hannover ranks 93rd 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 Region Hannover, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Region Hannover, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.5
1979 2 +300.0%
1980 8.64 +332.0%
1981 11.67 +35.1%
1982 8.17 -30.0%
1983 21.53 +163.5%
1984 15.12 -29.8%
1985 19.44 +28.6%
1986 33.27 +71.1%
1987 31.17 -6.3%
1988 23.19 -25.6%
1989 22.92 -1.2%
1990 12.92 -43.6%
1991 20.87 +61.5%
1992 18.22 -12.7%
1993 21.56 +18.3%
1994 19.92 -7.6%
1995 26.97 +35.4%
1996 39.52 +46.5%
1997 47.4 +19.9%
1998 43.37 -8.5%
1999 79.63 +83.6%
2000 67.04 -15.8%
2001 77.37 +15.4%
2002 86.03 +11.2%
2003 103.45 +20.2%
2004 96.65 -6.6%
2005 80.57 -16.6%
2006 47.07 -41.6%
2007 62.33 +32.4%
2008 77.15 +23.8%
2009 53.96 -30.1%
2010 58.07 +7.6%
2011 72.38 +24.6%
2012 56.5 -21.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.25 0.5 2 2
1980s 19.51 8.17 33.27 10
1990s 33.04 12.92 79.63 10
2000s 75.16 47.07 103.45 10
2010s 62.32 56.5 72.38 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Region Hannover?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Region Hannover was 56.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Region Hannover?
The highest recorded value was 103.45 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Region Hannover?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1977.
How does Region Hannover rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Region Hannover ranks 93rd 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 Region Hannover?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Region Hannover 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
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Coverage
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