Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Thurgau

Thurgau: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 62.69 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
62.69
Change on year
down 24.1%
Rank
405th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
93.91
in 2006
All-time low
0.33
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Thurgau, 1977–2012

0204060801001977199420121977: 0.331978: 4.51979: 9.61980: 16.51981: 16.41982: 27.41983: 27.61984: 32.31985: 23.81986: 30.91987: 48.21988: 60.61989: 54.81990: 48.21991: 44.91992: 59.41993: 46.81994: 36.81995: 44.41996: 61.51997: 74.41998: 77.21999: 68.52000: 65.72001: 84.52002: 57.62003: 652004: 67.72005: 82.92006: 93.92007: 78.52008: 78.32009: 792010: 89.62011: 82.62012: 62.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Thurgau stood at 62.69.

That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Thurgau peaked at 93.91 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.33, in 1977.

Thurgau ranks 405th of 1633 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 Thurgau, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Thurgau, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.33
1978 4.5 +1263.6%
1979 9.58 +112.9%
1980 16.5 +72.2%
1981 16.42 -0.5%
1982 27.44 +67.1%
1983 27.58 +0.5%
1984 32.33 +17.2%
1985 23.75 -26.5%
1986 30.95 +30.3%
1987 48.18 +55.7%
1988 60.63 +25.8%
1989 54.75 -9.7%
1990 48.22 -11.9%
1991 44.87 -6.9%
1992 59.41 +32.4%
1993 46.83 -21.2%
1994 36.8 -21.4%
1995 44.38 +20.6%
1996 61.52 +38.6%
1997 74.37 +20.9%
1998 77.17 +3.8%
1999 68.55 -11.2%
2000 65.74 -4.1%
2001 84.53 +28.6%
2002 57.58 -31.9%
2003 65.03 +12.9%
2004 67.73 +4.2%
2005 82.89 +22.4%
2006 93.91 +13.3%
2007 78.53 -16.4%
2008 78.35 -0.2%
2009 78.95 +0.8%
2010 89.64 +13.5%
2011 82.58 -7.9%
2012 62.69 -24.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.8 0.33 9.58 3
1980s 33.85 16.42 60.63 10
1990s 56.21 36.8 77.17 10
2000s 75.32 57.58 93.91 10
2010s 78.3 62.69 89.64 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Thurgau?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Thurgau was 62.69 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Thurgau?
The highest recorded value was 93.91 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Thurgau?
The lowest recorded value was 0.33 in 1977.
How does Thurgau rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Thurgau ranks 405th 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 Thurgau?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thurgau 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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