High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.42 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.42
Change on year
down 4.1%
Rank
874th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
8.86
in 2005
All-time low
0.35
in 1983
Years of data
34
1978–2012

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

024681978199520121978: 1.51979: 2.51980: 0.51981: 21983: 0.351984: 1.31985: 2.51986: 3.41987: 4.11988: 4.61989: 1.91990: 5.41991: 6.31992: 5.41993: 5.71994: 4.11995: 2.61996: 3.61997: 7.41998: 5.11999: 5.62000: 5.42001: 3.62002: 3.82003: 5.42004: 8.22005: 8.92006: 3.12007: 3.52008: 2.22009: 5.12010: 62011: 1.52012: 1.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis stood at 1.42.

The figure is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis peaked at 8.86 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.35, in 1983.

Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis ranks 874th 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 Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.5
1979 2.5 +66.7%
1980 0.5 -80.0%
1981 2 +300.0%
1983 0.35 -82.5%
1984 1.28 +265.7%
1985 2.45 +91.4%
1986 3.35 +36.7%
1987 4.12 +23.0%
1988 4.61 +11.9%
1989 1.85 -59.9%
1990 5.43 +193.5%
1991 6.26 +15.3%
1992 5.43 -13.3%
1993 5.73 +5.5%
1994 4.07 -29.0%
1995 2.58 -36.6%
1996 3.64 +41.1%
1997 7.42 +103.8%
1998 5.13 -30.9%
1999 5.63 +9.7%
2000 5.37 -4.6%
2001 3.61 -32.8%
2002 3.78 +4.7%
2003 5.4 +42.9%
2004 8.16 +51.1%
2005 8.86 +8.6%
2006 3.12 -64.8%
2007 3.49 +11.9%
2008 2.25 -35.5%
2009 5.06 +124.9%
2010 5.95 +17.6%
2011 1.48 -75.1%
2012 1.42 -4.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2 1.5 2.5 2
1980s 2.28 0.35 4.61 9
1990s 5.13 2.58 7.42 10
2000s 4.91 2.25 8.86 10
2010s 2.95 1.42 5.95 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis was 1.42 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 8.86 in 2005.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 in 1983.
How does Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis ranks 874th 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 Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis 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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