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

Saarpfalz-Kreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.58 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.58
Change on year
up 125.7%
Rank
845th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
5.58
in 2008
All-time low
0.45
in 1988
Years of data
25
1979–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Saarpfalz-Kreis, 1979–2012

02461979199520121979: 11984: 1.81985: 11988: 0.451989: 1.41990: 21992: 0.51993: 21995: 2.51996: 4.41997: 5.31998: 4.11999: 4.22000: 1.92001: 0.652002: 2.62003: 2.22004: 0.872005: 2.52006: 3.62007: 3.72008: 5.62010: 4.52011: 0.72012: 1.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Saarpfalz-Kreis recorded 1.58 for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in 2012.

The figure is up 125.7% on the previous year and down 38.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarpfalz-Kreis peaked at 5.58 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.45, in 1988.

Saarpfalz-Kreis ranks 845th 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 Saarpfalz-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Saarpfalz-Kreis, 1979 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1979 1
1984 1.75 +75.0%
1985 1 -42.9%
1988 0.45 -55.0%
1989 1.45 +222.2%
1990 2 +37.9%
1992 0.5 -75.0%
1993 2 +300.0%
1995 2.5 +25.0%
1996 4.42 +76.8%
1997 5.27 +19.2%
1998 4.08 -22.6%
1999 4.22 +3.4%
2000 1.95 -53.8%
2001 0.65 -66.7%
2002 2.58 +296.9%
2003 2.17 -15.9%
2004 0.87 -59.9%
2005 2.45 +181.6%
2006 3.64 +48.6%
2007 3.73 +2.5%
2008 5.58 +49.6%
2010 4.53 -18.8%
2011 0.7 -84.5%
2012 1.58 +125.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 1 1 1
1980s 1.16 0.45 1.75 4
1990s 3.12 0.5 5.27 8
2000s 2.62 0.65 5.58 9
2010s 2.27 0.7 4.53 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarpfalz-Kreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Saarpfalz-Kreis was 1.58 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saarpfalz-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 5.58 in 2008.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Saarpfalz-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.45 in 1988.
How does Saarpfalz-Kreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Saarpfalz-Kreis ranks 845th 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 Saarpfalz-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saarpfalz-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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
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