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

Regionalverband Saarbrücken: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.13 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.13
Change on year
up 18.6%
Rank
355th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
11.29
in 2010
All-time low
0.25
in 1991
Years of data
29
1978–2012

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

02.557.51012.51978199520121978: 11981: 11983: 1.21984: 3.61985: 61987: 41988: 2.21989: 1.71991: 0.251992: 0.51993: 21994: 0.331995: 2.31997: 1.81998: 4.41999: 5.12000: 4.22001: 6.12002: 62003: 62004: 4.32005: 2.72006: 3.22007: 8.52008: 6.42009: 52010: 11.32011: 7.72012: 9.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Regionalverband Saarbrücken recorded 9.13 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

That represents a change of up 18.6% on the previous year and up 50.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Regionalverband Saarbrücken peaked at 11.29 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1991.

That places Regionalverband Saarbrücken 355th 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 Regionalverband Saarbrücken, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Regionalverband Saarbrücken, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1981 1 +0.0%
1983 1.25 +25.0%
1984 3.58 +186.4%
1985 6 +67.6%
1987 4 -33.3%
1988 2.17 -45.8%
1989 1.7 -21.7%
1991 0.25 -85.3%
1992 0.5 +100.0%
1993 2 +300.0%
1994 0.33 -83.5%
1995 2.29 +593.9%
1997 1.81 -21.0%
1998 4.42 +144.2%
1999 5.11 +15.6%
2000 4.15 -18.8%
2001 6.12 +47.5%
2002 6.05 -1.1%
2003 5.97 -1.3%
2004 4.29 -28.1%
2005 2.71 -36.8%
2006 3.22 +18.8%
2007 8.52 +164.6%
2008 6.39 -25.0%
2009 5.03 -21.3%
2010 11.29 +124.5%
2011 7.7 -31.8%
2012 9.13 +18.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 2.81 1 6 7
1990s 2.09 0.25 5.11 8
2000s 5.25 2.71 8.52 10
2010s 9.37 7.7 11.29 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Regionalverband Saarbrücken?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Regionalverband Saarbrücken was 9.13 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Regionalverband Saarbrücken?
The highest recorded value was 11.29 in 2010.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Regionalverband Saarbrücken?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1991.
How does Regionalverband Saarbrücken rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Regionalverband Saarbrücken ranks 355th 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 Regionalverband Saarbrücken?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Regionalverband Saarbrücken 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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