High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021)

Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 1.17 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
1.17
Change on year
down 10.7%
Rank
947th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
4.03
in 2008
All-time low
0.33
in 2001
Years of data
14
1997–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021), 1997–2012

012341997200420121997: 12000: 1.42001: 0.332002: 1.22003: 1.92004: 1.22005: 0.652006: 1.32007: 1.52008: 42009: 1.72010: 0.332011: 1.32012: 1.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) stood at 1.17.

That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) peaked at 4.03 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 2001.

Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) ranks 947th 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 Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021), year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021), 1997 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1997 1
2000 1.37 +37.0%
2001 0.33 -75.9%
2002 1.25 +278.8%
2003 1.94 +55.2%
2004 1.2 -38.1%
2005 0.65 -45.8%
2006 1.33 +104.6%
2007 1.5 +12.8%
2008 4.03 +168.7%
2009 1.73 -57.1%
2010 0.33 -80.9%
2011 1.31 +297.0%
2012 1.17 -10.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 1
2000s 1.53 0.33 4.03 10
2010s 0.9367 0.33 1.31 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021)?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) was 1.17 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021)?
The highest recorded value was 4.03 in 2008.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 2001.
How does Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) ranks 947th 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 Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021)?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Schmalkalden-Meiningen (NUTS 2021) 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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