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

Bergstraße: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 15.74 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
15.74
Change on year
down 40.2%
Rank
287th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
47.57
in 2007
All-time low
3.02
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

010203040501977199420121977: 31978: 11.31979: 13.21980: 5.21981: 9.61982: 18.11983: 71984: 12.61985: 24.51986: 19.81987: 18.61988: 15.81989: 8.41990: 15.71991: 16.21992: 13.11993: 16.21994: 20.21995: 22.61996: 27.31997: 20.11998: 16.31999: 22.42000: 24.42001: 24.72002: 23.92003: 22.22004: 21.72005: 28.62006: 34.62007: 47.62008: 27.82009: 21.62010: 21.42011: 26.32012: 15.7

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bergstraße is 15.74, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 40.2% on the previous year and down 34.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bergstraße peaked at 47.57 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.02, in 1977.

Bergstraße ranks 287th of 1501 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 Bergstraße, year by year

Annual values for Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013) in Bergstraße, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 3.02
1978 11.35 +275.8%
1979 13.22 +16.5%
1980 5.25 -60.3%
1981 9.59 +82.7%
1982 18.13 +89.1%
1983 7.01 -61.3%
1984 12.57 +79.3%
1985 24.51 +95.0%
1986 19.83 -19.1%
1987 18.62 -6.1%
1988 15.76 -15.4%
1989 8.43 -46.5%
1990 15.66 +85.8%
1991 16.23 +3.6%
1992 13.06 -19.5%
1993 16.22 +24.2%
1994 20.17 +24.4%
1995 22.58 +11.9%
1996 27.31 +20.9%
1997 20.08 -26.5%
1998 16.33 -18.7%
1999 22.42 +37.3%
2000 24.44 +9.0%
2001 24.69 +1.0%
2002 23.88 -3.3%
2003 22.22 -7.0%
2004 21.72 -2.3%
2005 28.62 +31.8%
2006 34.63 +21.0%
2007 47.57 +37.4%
2008 27.76 -41.6%
2009 21.59 -22.2%
2010 21.4 -0.9%
2011 26.32 +23.0%
2012 15.74 -40.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9.2 3.02 13.22 3
1980s 13.97 5.25 24.51 10
1990s 19.01 13.06 27.31 10
2000s 27.71 21.59 47.57 10
2010s 21.15 15.74 26.32 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bergstraße?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Bergstraße was 15.74 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bergstraße?
The highest recorded value was 47.57 in 2007.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Bergstraße?
The lowest recorded value was 3.02 in 1977.
How does Bergstraße rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bergstraße ranks 287th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012.
Is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region rising or falling in Bergstraße?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bergstraße data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). 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, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,534 places, 40,742 data points, 1977–2012
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