High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Städteregion Aachen

Städteregion Aachen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 27.7 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
27.7
Change on year
down 42.7%
Rank
172nd
of 1415 regions
All-time high
201.75
in 2003
All-time low
1.17
in 1978
Years of data
34
1978–2012

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Städteregion Aachen, 1978–2012

0501001502001978199520121978: 1.21979: 1.71981: 2.11982: 2.71983: 61984: 4.21985: 10.21986: 6.51987: 11.81988: 15.21989: 10.81990: 14.61991: 2.91992: 4.81993: 17.11994: 13.31995: 18.31996: 13.91997: 19.71998: 49.11999: 115.82000: 137.82001: 157.72002: 193.82003: 201.82004: 190.42005: 167.22006: 49.62007: 39.22008: 572009: 57.22010: 362011: 48.42012: 27.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Städteregion Aachen is 27.7, measured in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.7% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Städteregion Aachen peaked at 201.75 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.17, in 1978.

Städteregion Aachen ranks 172nd of 1415 regions on this measure, 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 Städteregion Aachen, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Städteregion Aachen, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1.17
1979 1.67 +42.7%
1981 2.08 +24.6%
1982 2.67 +28.4%
1983 6 +124.7%
1984 4.17 -30.5%
1985 10.17 +143.9%
1986 6.48 -36.3%
1987 11.75 +81.3%
1988 15.25 +29.8%
1989 10.83 -29.0%
1990 14.57 +34.5%
1991 2.9 -80.1%
1992 4.83 +66.6%
1993 17.13 +254.7%
1994 13.32 -22.2%
1995 18.33 +37.6%
1996 13.89 -24.2%
1997 19.72 +42.0%
1998 49.13 +149.1%
1999 115.8 +135.7%
2000 137.85 +19.0%
2001 157.72 +14.4%
2002 193.78 +22.9%
2003 201.75 +4.1%
2004 190.43 -5.6%
2005 167.2 -12.2%
2006 49.64 -70.3%
2007 39.25 -20.9%
2008 56.95 +45.1%
2009 57.25 +0.5%
2010 35.95 -37.2%
2011 48.36 +34.5%
2012 27.7 -42.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.42 1.17 1.67 2
1980s 7.71 2.08 15.25 9
1990s 26.96 2.9 115.8 10
2000s 125.18 39.25 201.75 10
2010s 37.34 27.7 48.36 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Städteregion Aachen?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Städteregion Aachen was 27.7 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Städteregion Aachen?
The highest recorded value was 201.75 in 2003.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Städteregion Aachen?
The lowest recorded value was 1.17 in 1978.
How does Städteregion Aachen rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Städteregion Aachen ranks 172nd 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 Städteregion Aachen?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Städteregion Aachen 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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