{"entity":{"iso2":null,"iso3":null,"name":"Lichtenfels","slug":"lichtenfels"},"indicator":{"licence":"CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)","slug":"patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-1977-2012","source":"Eurostat","source_url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/pat_ep_rtot","title":"Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)","unit":null},"observations":[{"date":"1977-01-01","value":1.0},{"date":"1979-01-01","value":1.5},{"date":"1980-01-01","value":1.83},{"date":"1981-01-01","value":4.0},{"date":"1982-01-01","value":9.33},{"date":"1983-01-01","value":8.5},{"date":"1984-01-01","value":10.33},{"date":"1985-01-01","value":9.0},{"date":"1986-01-01","value":2.75},{"date":"1987-01-01","value":6.67},{"date":"1988-01-01","value":7.5},{"date":"1989-01-01","value":6.98},{"date":"1990-01-01","value":5.92},{"date":"1991-01-01","value":4.83},{"date":"1992-01-01","value":3.56},{"date":"1993-01-01","value":5.17},{"date":"1994-01-01","value":10.53},{"date":"1995-01-01","value":4.46},{"date":"1996-01-01","value":6.61},{"date":"1997-01-01","value":19.38},{"date":"1998-01-01","value":21.16},{"date":"1999-01-01","value":10.67},{"date":"2000-01-01","value":12.33},{"date":"2001-01-01","value":12.56},{"date":"2002-01-01","value":21.78},{"date":"2003-01-01","value":16.15},{"date":"2004-01-01","value":13.26},{"date":"2005-01-01","value":20.98},{"date":"2006-01-01","value":15.73},{"date":"2007-01-01","value":13.55},{"date":"2008-01-01","value":12.18},{"date":"2009-01-01","value":10.17},{"date":"2010-01-01","value":13.83},{"date":"2011-01-01","value":13.91},{"date":"2012-01-01","value":11.93}],"summary":{"latest_period":"2012-01-01","latest_value":11.93,"max":21.78,"mean":10.0011,"min":1.0,"of":1633,"rank":978,"trend":"volatile"}}