Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hessen
Hessen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 256.47 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
256.47
Change on year
down 40.3%
Rank
10th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
433.06
in 2007
All-time low
24.35
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hessen, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Hessen recorded 256.47 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.
That represents a change of down 40.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hessen peaked at 433.06 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.35, in 1977.
Hessen ranks 10th of 1501 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Hessen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.35 | — |
| 1978 | 73.14 | +200.4% |
| 1979 | 95.6 | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 100.38 | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 129.54 | +29.0% |
| 1982 | 137.7 | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 135.79 | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 176.46 | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 177.34 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 209.42 | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 202.23 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 209.65 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 194.41 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 217.29 | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 215.96 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 202.42 | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 207.59 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 232.16 | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 210.52 | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 264.6 | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 294.15 | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 376.41 | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 333.56 | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 361.78 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 371.66 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 330.39 | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 311.52 | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 333.68 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 417.06 | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 352.74 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 433.06 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 359.22 | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 417.79 | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 385.66 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 429.78 | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 256.47 | -40.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.36 | 24.35 | 95.6 | 3 |
| 1980s | 167.29 | 100.38 | 209.65 | 10 |
| 1990s | 255.47 | 202.42 | 376.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 368.89 | 311.52 | 433.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.3 | 256.47 | 429.78 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hessen?
- Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hessen was 256.47 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hessen?
- The highest recorded value was 433.06 in 2007.
- What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hessen?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.35 in 1977.
- How does Hessen rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Hessen ranks 10th 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 Hessen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hessen 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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