Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 67.06 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
67.06 Number
Change on year
down 14.9%
Rank
376th
of 1634 regions
All-time high
156.35 Number
in 2005
All-time low
4 Number
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, 1977–2012

0501001501977199420121977: 4 Number1978: 7 Number1979: 23.1 Number1980: 24 Number1981: 36 Number1982: 43.5 Number1983: 51.2 Number1984: 69.7 Number1985: 91.9 Number1986: 81 Number1987: 118.4 Number1988: 70.9 Number1989: 98.8 Number1990: 83.1 Number1991: 79.4 Number1992: 64.7 Number1993: 68.3 Number1994: 65.5 Number1995: 70.2 Number1996: 93 Number1997: 101 Number1998: 116 Number1999: 108 Number2000: 100.4 Number2001: 89.3 Number2002: 135 Number2003: 143.4 Number2004: 151 Number2005: 156.3 Number2006: 137.2 Number2007: 125.2 Number2008: 130.9 Number2009: 105.7 Number2010: 89.1 Number2011: 78.8 Number2012: 67.1 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis recorded 67.06 Number for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of down 14.9% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis peaked at 156.35 Number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4 Number, in 1977.

Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis ranks 376th of 1634 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Number Change
1977 4 Number
1978 7 Number +75.0%
1979 23.08 Number +229.7%
1980 24 Number +4.0%
1981 35.99 Number +50.0%
1982 43.5 Number +20.9%
1983 51.18 Number +17.7%
1984 69.67 Number +36.1%
1985 91.94 Number +32.0%
1986 81 Number -11.9%
1987 118.42 Number +46.2%
1988 70.87 Number -40.2%
1989 98.78 Number +39.4%
1990 83.1 Number -15.9%
1991 79.42 Number -4.4%
1992 64.72 Number -18.5%
1993 68.3 Number +5.5%
1994 65.5 Number -4.1%
1995 70.25 Number +7.3%
1996 93.04 Number +32.4%
1997 100.96 Number +8.5%
1998 115.99 Number +14.9%
1999 107.97 Number -6.9%
2000 100.44 Number -7.0%
2001 89.35 Number -11.0%
2002 135 Number +51.1%
2003 143.4 Number +6.2%
2004 150.98 Number +5.3%
2005 156.35 Number +3.6%
2006 137.2 Number -12.2%
2007 125.23 Number -8.7%
2008 130.92 Number +4.5%
2009 105.65 Number -19.3%
2010 89.14 Number -15.6%
2011 78.83 Number -11.6%
2012 67.06 Number -14.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.36 Number 4 Number 23.08 Number 3
1980s 68.53 Number 24 Number 118.42 Number 10
1990s 84.92 Number 64.72 Number 115.99 Number 10
2000s 127.45 Number 89.35 Number 156.35 Number 10
2010s 78.34 Number 67.06 Number 89.14 Number 3

Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis was 67.06 Number in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 156.35 Number in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 4 Number in 1977.
How does Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis ranks 376th out of 1634 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
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