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

Wesel: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 94.94 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
94.94
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
284th
of 1633 regions
All-time high
128.64
in 2010
All-time low
2.08
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

0501001501977199420121977: 2.11978: 15.41979: 16.91980: 25.21981: 24.81982: 25.31983: 28.41984: 48.51985: 43.81986: 45.71987: 46.51988: 57.61989: 65.21990: 50.31991: 49.31992: 55.71993: 48.21994: 38.81995: 63.81996: 70.51997: 74.31998: 65.41999: 88.32000: 92.92001: 97.72002: 98.82003: 86.72004: 78.22005: 102.82006: 99.72007: 90.22008: 114.92009: 1262010: 128.62011: 95.22012: 94.9

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Wesel recorded 94.94 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Wesel peaked at 128.64 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.08, in 1977.

Wesel ranks 284th 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 Wesel, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012) in Wesel, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 2.08
1978 15.37 +638.9%
1979 16.95 +10.3%
1980 25.25 +49.0%
1981 24.77 -1.9%
1982 25.33 +2.3%
1983 28.4 +12.1%
1984 48.53 +70.9%
1985 43.82 -9.7%
1986 45.66 +4.2%
1987 46.54 +1.9%
1988 57.57 +23.7%
1989 65.25 +13.3%
1990 50.34 -22.9%
1991 49.32 -2.0%
1992 55.74 +13.0%
1993 48.24 -13.5%
1994 38.76 -19.7%
1995 63.75 +64.5%
1996 70.48 +10.6%
1997 74.26 +5.4%
1998 65.42 -11.9%
1999 88.3 +35.0%
2000 92.94 +5.3%
2001 97.68 +5.1%
2002 98.79 +1.1%
2003 86.65 -12.3%
2004 78.2 -9.8%
2005 102.75 +31.4%
2006 99.73 -2.9%
2007 90.18 -9.6%
2008 114.86 +27.4%
2009 125.97 +9.7%
2010 128.64 +2.1%
2011 95.15 -26.0%
2012 94.94 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.47 2.08 16.95 3
1980s 41.11 24.77 65.25 10
1990s 60.46 38.76 88.3 10
2000s 98.78 78.2 125.97 10
2010s 106.24 94.94 128.64 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Wesel?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Wesel was 94.94 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Wesel?
The highest recorded value was 128.64 in 2010.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Wesel?
The lowest recorded value was 2.08 in 1977.
How does Wesel rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Wesel ranks 284th 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 Wesel?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Wesel 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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