Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt

Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 0.1 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.1
Change on year
down 85.1%
Rank
1466th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
5
in 1991
All-time low
0.1
in 2012
Years of data
31
1978–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1978–2012

0123451978199520121978: 0.331979: 0.131982: 2.41983: 0.481984: 0.421985: 11986: 21987: 2.81988: 4.71989: 2.11990: 2.71991: 51992: 0.181993: 2.11994: 1.81995: 3.21996: 31997: 0.181998: 1.41999: 2.32000: 12001: 0.552002: 1.92003: 1.22004: 0.22005: 2.52006: 0.512007: 1.22008: 0.982009: 0.672012: 0.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt recorded 0.1 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 85.1% on the previous year and down 94.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 5 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2012.

That places Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt 1466th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 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 Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 0.33
1979 0.13 -60.6%
1982 2.37 +1723.1%
1983 0.48 -79.7%
1984 0.42 -12.5%
1985 1 +138.1%
1986 2 +100.0%
1987 2.75 +37.5%
1988 4.72 +71.6%
1989 2.08 -55.9%
1990 2.72 +30.8%
1991 5 +83.8%
1992 0.18 -96.4%
1993 2.09 +1061.1%
1994 1.84 -12.0%
1995 3.21 +74.5%
1996 3 -6.5%
1997 0.18 -94.0%
1998 1.43 +694.4%
1999 2.28 +59.4%
2000 1 -56.1%
2001 0.55 -45.0%
2002 1.85 +236.4%
2003 1.2 -35.1%
2004 0.2 -83.3%
2005 2.54 +1170.0%
2006 0.51 -79.9%
2007 1.2 +135.3%
2008 0.98 -18.3%
2009 0.67 -31.6%
2012 0.1 -85.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1982 +1723.1% 0.13 2.37
2005 +1170.0% 0.2 2.54
1993 +1061.1% 0.18 2.09
1998 +694.4% 0.18 1.43

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.23 0.13 0.33 2
1980s 1.98 0.42 4.72 8
1990s 2.19 0.18 5 10
2000s 1.07 0.2 2.54 10
2010s 0.1 0.1 0.1 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt was 0.1 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 5 in 1991.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2012.
How does Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 1466th 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 Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is down 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Herne, Kreisfreie Stadt 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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Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
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