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

Viersen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 74.05 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
74.05
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
346th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
97.02
in 2005
All-time low
2.67
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0204060801001977199420121977: 2.71978: 8.81979: 131980: 14.71981: 18.71982: 20.81983: 21.11984: 221985: 33.21986: 39.41987: 44.71988: 56.91989: 63.51990: 56.61991: 43.31992: 38.21993: 44.11994: 47.81995: 50.61996: 64.91997: 65.61998: 77.11999: 76.12000: 66.22001: 79.42002: 77.82003: 75.42004: 76.52005: 972006: 80.12007: 68.22008: 78.12009: 76.82010: 75.92011: 76.42012: 74

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Viersen is 74.05, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Viersen peaked at 97.02 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.67, in 1977.

Viersen ranks 346th 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 Viersen, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Viersen, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 2.67
1978 8.77 +228.5%
1979 12.97 +47.9%
1980 14.7 +13.3%
1981 18.73 +27.4%
1982 20.78 +10.9%
1983 21.14 +1.7%
1984 22.03 +4.2%
1985 33.2 +50.7%
1986 39.38 +18.6%
1987 44.68 +13.5%
1988 56.87 +27.3%
1989 63.51 +11.7%
1990 56.64 -10.8%
1991 43.32 -23.5%
1992 38.2 -11.8%
1993 44.11 +15.5%
1994 47.79 +8.3%
1995 50.62 +5.9%
1996 64.92 +28.2%
1997 65.58 +1.0%
1998 77.12 +17.6%
1999 76.14 -1.3%
2000 66.24 -13.0%
2001 79.42 +19.9%
2002 77.82 -2.0%
2003 75.42 -3.1%
2004 76.47 +1.4%
2005 97.02 +26.9%
2006 80.08 -17.5%
2007 68.17 -14.9%
2008 78.06 +14.5%
2009 76.78 -1.6%
2010 75.94 -1.1%
2011 76.38 +0.6%
2012 74.05 -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.14 2.67 12.97 3
1980s 33.5 14.7 63.51 10
1990s 56.44 38.2 77.12 10
2000s 77.55 66.24 97.02 10
2010s 75.46 74.05 76.38 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Viersen?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Viersen was 74.05 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Viersen?
The highest recorded value was 97.02 in 2005.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Viersen?
The lowest recorded value was 2.67 in 1977.
How does Viersen rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Viersen ranks 346th 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 Viersen?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Viersen 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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