High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Ulm, Stadtkreis

Ulm, Stadtkreis: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 9.48 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
9.48
Change on year
down 8.3%
Rank
338th
of 1415 regions
All-time high
32.09
in 2002
All-time low
1
in 1978
Years of data
35
1978–2012

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

01020301978199520121978: 11979: 8.11980: 4.31981: 71982: 4.51983: 1.81984: 6.51985: 3.81986: 6.21987: 15.31988: 9.31989: 7.41990: 5.11991: 6.71992: 4.41993: 71994: 5.71995: 6.91996: 12.71997: 7.71998: 15.41999: 11.42000: 18.32001: 28.52002: 32.12003: 21.92004: 9.72005: 16.52006: 21.62007: 24.52008: 13.72009: 10.72010: 13.22011: 10.32012: 9.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ulm, Stadtkreis stood at 9.48.

That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ulm, Stadtkreis peaked at 32.09 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1978.

Ulm, Stadtkreis ranks 338th 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 Ulm, Stadtkreis, year by year

Annual values for High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Ulm, Stadtkreis, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 1
1979 8.08 +708.0%
1980 4.33 -46.4%
1981 7 +61.7%
1982 4.5 -35.7%
1983 1.75 -61.1%
1984 6.5 +271.4%
1985 3.75 -42.3%
1986 6.17 +64.5%
1987 15.33 +148.5%
1988 9.33 -39.1%
1989 7.37 -21.0%
1990 5.07 -31.2%
1991 6.66 +31.4%
1992 4.43 -33.5%
1993 6.95 +56.9%
1994 5.67 -18.4%
1995 6.87 +21.2%
1996 12.7 +84.9%
1997 7.68 -39.5%
1998 15.45 +101.2%
1999 11.37 -26.4%
2000 18.33 +61.2%
2001 28.48 +55.4%
2002 32.09 +12.7%
2003 21.93 -31.7%
2004 9.68 -55.9%
2005 16.52 +70.7%
2006 21.63 +30.9%
2007 24.52 +13.4%
2008 13.65 -44.3%
2009 10.65 -22.0%
2010 13.21 +24.0%
2011 10.34 -21.7%
2012 9.48 -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.54 1 8.08 2
1980s 6.6 1.75 15.33 10
1990s 8.29 4.43 15.45 10
2000s 19.75 9.68 32.09 10
2010s 11.01 9.48 13.21 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ulm, Stadtkreis?
High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Ulm, Stadtkreis was 9.48 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ulm, Stadtkreis?
The highest recorded value was 32.09 in 2002.
What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Ulm, Stadtkreis?
The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1978.
How does Ulm, Stadtkreis rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ulm, Stadtkreis ranks 338th 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 Ulm, Stadtkreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ulm, Stadtkreis 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
1,448 places, 33,930 data points, 1977–2012
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