High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge

Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 0.53 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.53
Change on year
down 51.4%
Rank
1159th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
6.33
in 2001
All-time low
0.25
in 1993
Years of data
22
1984–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, 1984–2012

02461984199820121984: 0.571988: 0.41993: 0.251994: 0.51995: 1.21996: 0.51997: 1.91998: 4.21999: 1.22000: 4.62001: 6.32002: 32003: 2.72004: 3.12005: 3.22006: 3.22007: 3.62008: 5.52009: 2.12010: 2.12011: 1.12012: 0.53

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge stood at 0.53.

That represents a change of down 51.4% on the previous year and down 82.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge peaked at 6.33 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1993.

That places Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 1159th out of 1415 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom 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 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, 1984 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1984 0.57
1988 0.4 -29.8%
1993 0.25 -37.5%
1994 0.5 +100.0%
1995 1.25 +150.0%
1996 0.5 -60.0%
1997 1.95 +290.0%
1998 4.2 +115.4%
1999 1.23 -70.7%
2000 4.57 +271.5%
2001 6.33 +38.5%
2002 3.05 -51.8%
2003 2.7 -11.5%
2004 3.07 +13.7%
2005 3.2 +4.2%
2006 3.19 -0.3%
2007 3.56 +11.6%
2008 5.54 +55.6%
2009 2.15 -61.2%
2010 2.12 -1.4%
2011 1.09 -48.6%
2012 0.53 -51.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.485 0.4 0.57 2
1990s 1.41 0.25 4.2 7
2000s 3.74 2.15 6.33 10
2010s 1.25 0.53 2.12 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was 0.53 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
The highest recorded value was 6.33 in 2001.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1993.
How does Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks 1159th 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 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge 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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