Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in Hessen
Hessen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 was 256.47 Number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Hessen, 1977–2012
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Hessen recorded 256.47 Number 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 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 24.35 Number, in 1977.
Hessen ranks 10th of 1518 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 … NUTS 1977-2013 in Hessen, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 24.35 Number | — |
| 1978 | 73.14 Number | +200.4% |
| 1979 | 95.6 Number | +30.7% |
| 1980 | 100.38 Number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 129.54 Number | +29.0% |
| 1982 | 137.7 Number | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 135.79 Number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 176.46 Number | +30.0% |
| 1985 | 177.34 Number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 209.42 Number | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 202.23 Number | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 209.65 Number | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 194.41 Number | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 217.29 Number | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 215.96 Number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 202.42 Number | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 207.59 Number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 232.16 Number | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 210.52 Number | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 264.6 Number | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 294.15 Number | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 376.41 Number | +28.0% |
| 1999 | 333.56 Number | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 361.78 Number | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 371.66 Number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 330.39 Number | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 311.52 Number | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 333.68 Number | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 417.06 Number | +25.0% |
| 2006 | 352.74 Number | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 433.06 Number | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 359.22 Number | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 417.79 Number | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 385.66 Number | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 429.78 Number | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 256.47 Number | -40.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 in Hessen 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +200.4% | 24.35 Number | 73.14 Number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.36 Number | 24.35 Number | 95.6 Number | 3 |
| 1980s | 167.29 Number | 100.38 Number | 209.65 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 255.47 Number | 202.42 Number | 376.41 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 368.89 Number | 311.52 Number | 433.06 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.3 Number | 256.47 Number | 429.78 Number | 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 Number 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 Number 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 Number in 1977.
- How does Hessen rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Hessen ranks 10th out of 1518 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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