Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)

Altenkirchen (Westerwald): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 19.78 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
19.78
Change on year
down 27.8%
Rank
799th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
39.3
in 2006
All-time low
0.75
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald), 1977–2012

0102030401977199420121977: 0.751978: 11979: 8.71980: 14.71981: 6.51982: 12.51983: 9.21984: 10.41985: 13.31986: 11.61987: 20.81988: 17.71989: 27.21990: 14.31991: 29.61992: 181993: 13.81994: 19.41995: 24.91996: 14.51997: 22.51998: 27.81999: 25.22000: 24.72001: 23.42002: 19.92003: 26.92004: 28.22005: 33.72006: 39.32007: 29.92008: 29.62009: 27.22010: 21.52011: 27.42012: 19.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) is 19.78, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 27.8% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) peaked at 39.3 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.75, in 1977.

That places Altenkirchen (Westerwald) 799th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald), year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Altenkirchen (Westerwald), 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.75
1978 1 +33.3%
1979 8.67 +767.0%
1980 14.67 +69.2%
1981 6.5 -55.7%
1982 12.53 +92.8%
1983 9.25 -26.2%
1984 10.4 +12.4%
1985 13.33 +28.2%
1986 11.58 -13.1%
1987 20.83 +79.9%
1988 17.67 -15.2%
1989 27.17 +53.8%
1990 14.33 -47.3%
1991 29.64 +106.8%
1992 18 -39.3%
1993 13.81 -23.3%
1994 19.37 +40.3%
1995 24.92 +28.7%
1996 14.48 -41.9%
1997 22.48 +55.2%
1998 27.8 +23.7%
1999 25.2 -9.4%
2000 24.68 -2.1%
2001 23.42 -5.1%
2002 19.85 -15.2%
2003 26.92 +35.6%
2004 28.17 +4.6%
2005 33.68 +19.6%
2006 39.3 +16.7%
2007 29.86 -24.0%
2008 29.65 -0.7%
2009 27.23 -8.2%
2010 21.47 -21.2%
2011 27.41 +27.7%
2012 19.78 -27.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.47 0.75 8.67 3
1980s 14.39 6.5 27.17 10
1990s 21 13.81 29.64 10
2000s 28.28 19.85 39.3 10
2010s 22.89 19.78 27.41 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Altenkirchen (Westerwald) was 19.78 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)?
The highest recorded value was 39.3 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.75 in 1977.
How does Altenkirchen (Westerwald) rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Altenkirchen (Westerwald) ranks 799th out of 1633 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Altenkirchen (Westerwald)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Altenkirchen (Westerwald) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,666 places, 49,665 data points, 1977–2012
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