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

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 13.08 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
13.08
Change on year
up 13.5%
Rank
267th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
19.01
in 2003
All-time low
0.67
in 1982
Years of data
35
1978–2012

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

051015201978199520121978: 0.871979: 4.21980: 1.51981: 1.31982: 0.671983: 1.21984: 2.71985: 1.91986: 1.21987: 4.21988: 1.11989: 4.61990: 31991: 1.61992: 3.31993: 4.71994: 4.91995: 7.81996: 6.71997: 1.41998: 8.41999: 7.22000: 9.72001: 15.92002: 17.92003: 192004: 14.92005: 4.72006: 6.22007: 10.62008: 12.42009: 11.62010: 7.32011: 11.52012: 13.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis stood at 13.08.

The figure is up 13.5% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis peaked at 19.01 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.67, in 1982.

That places Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis 267th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.87
1979 4.17 +379.3%
1980 1.5 -64.0%
1981 1.31 -12.7%
1982 0.67 -48.9%
1983 1.17 +74.6%
1984 2.73 +133.3%
1985 1.87 -31.5%
1986 1.25 -33.2%
1987 4.17 +233.6%
1988 1.08 -74.1%
1989 4.63 +328.7%
1990 3.03 -34.6%
1991 1.6 -47.2%
1992 3.29 +105.6%
1993 4.7 +42.9%
1994 4.86 +3.4%
1995 7.75 +59.5%
1996 6.65 -14.2%
1997 1.43 -78.5%
1998 8.37 +485.3%
1999 7.21 -13.9%
2000 9.72 +34.8%
2001 15.87 +63.3%
2002 17.95 +13.1%
2003 19.01 +5.9%
2004 14.86 -21.8%
2005 4.74 -68.1%
2006 6.18 +30.4%
2007 10.55 +70.7%
2008 12.36 +17.2%
2009 11.63 -5.9%
2010 7.3 -37.2%
2011 11.52 +57.8%
2012 13.08 +13.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.52 0.87 4.17 2
1980s 2.04 0.67 4.63 10
1990s 4.89 1.43 8.37 10
2000s 12.29 4.74 19.01 10
2010s 10.63 7.3 13.08 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis was 13.08 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 19.01 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 in 1982.
How does Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis ranks 267th 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rheinisch-Bergischer 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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