High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Unterfranken
Unterfranken: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 was 22.09 in 2012. ◆ Volatile
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 in Unterfranken, 1979–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Unterfranken is 22.09, measured in 2012.
The figure is down 36.3% on the previous year and down 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Unterfranken peaked at 65 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.5, in 1981.
Unterfranken ranks 195th 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 Unterfranken, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 2 | — |
| 1980 | 2.33 | +16.5% |
| 1981 | 1.5 | -35.6% |
| 1982 | 4.08 | +172.0% |
| 1983 | 3.92 | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 3.17 | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 3.71 | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 6 | +61.7% |
| 1987 | 5.95 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 7.15 | +20.2% |
| 1989 | 11.54 | +61.4% |
| 1990 | 8.07 | -30.1% |
| 1991 | 8.58 | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 7.67 | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 12.12 | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 9.1 | -24.9% |
| 1995 | 12.48 | +37.1% |
| 1996 | 18.07 | +44.8% |
| 1997 | 19.03 | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 21.18 | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 24.34 | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 31.62 | +29.9% |
| 2001 | 30.93 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 44.9 | +45.2% |
| 2003 | 40.68 | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 65 | +59.8% |
| 2005 | 24.95 | -61.6% |
| 2006 | 32.88 | +31.8% |
| 2007 | 40.85 | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 37.29 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 44.36 | +19.0% |
| 2010 | 44.87 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 34.69 | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 22.09 | -36.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 1980s | 4.94 | 1.5 | 11.54 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.06 | 7.67 | 24.34 | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.35 | 24.95 | 65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.88 | 22.09 | 44.87 | 3 |
More science & technology data for Unterfranken
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 427.4 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 9,444 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2023)
- Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region 428.9 Number (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Unterfranken?
- High-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 in Unterfranken was 22.09 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Unterfranken?
- The highest recorded value was 65 in 2004.
- What is the lowest high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 recorded in Unterfranken?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5 in 1981.
- How does Unterfranken rank for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Unterfranken ranks 195th 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 Unterfranken?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Unterfranken 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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