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

Hochtaunuskreis: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 35.46 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
35.46
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
134th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
48.46
in 1998
All-time low
0.88
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

010203040501977199420121977: 0.881978: 1.41979: 8.81980: 5.11981: 10.61982: 11.51983: 15.31984: 17.11985: 8.71986: 14.91987: 16.41988: 22.51989: 19.41990: 22.21991: 24.51992: 22.61993: 23.41994: 26.91995: 28.91996: 23.51997: 44.91998: 48.51999: 31.42000: 20.82001: 18.42002: 242003: 19.42004: 27.12005: 31.32006: 22.22007: 25.72008: 25.52009: 38.22010: 20.42011: 35.52012: 35.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Hochtaunuskreis recorded 35.46 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of up 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hochtaunuskreis peaked at 48.46 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.88, in 1977.

Hochtaunuskreis ranks 134th 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 Hochtaunuskreis, 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 Hochtaunuskreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.88
1978 1.38 +56.8%
1979 8.79 +537.0%
1980 5.11 -41.9%
1981 10.6 +107.4%
1982 11.48 +8.3%
1983 15.3 +33.3%
1984 17.06 +11.5%
1985 8.7 -49.0%
1986 14.94 +71.7%
1987 16.43 +10.0%
1988 22.51 +37.0%
1989 19.45 -13.6%
1990 22.23 +14.3%
1991 24.54 +10.4%
1992 22.56 -8.1%
1993 23.38 +3.6%
1994 26.94 +15.2%
1995 28.89 +7.2%
1996 23.47 -18.8%
1997 44.94 +91.5%
1998 48.46 +7.8%
1999 31.36 -35.3%
2000 20.77 -33.8%
2001 18.38 -11.5%
2002 24.02 +30.7%
2003 19.45 -19.0%
2004 27.14 +39.5%
2005 31.28 +15.3%
2006 22.18 -29.1%
2007 25.69 +15.8%
2008 25.53 -0.6%
2009 38.2 +49.6%
2010 20.45 -46.5%
2011 35.45 +73.3%
2012 35.46 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.68 0.88 8.79 3
1980s 14.16 5.11 22.51 10
1990s 29.68 22.23 48.46 10
2000s 25.26 18.38 38.2 10
2010s 30.45 20.45 35.46 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hochtaunuskreis?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Hochtaunuskreis was 35.46 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hochtaunuskreis?
The highest recorded value was 48.46 in 1998.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Hochtaunuskreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.88 in 1977.
How does Hochtaunuskreis rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Hochtaunuskreis ranks 134th 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 Hochtaunuskreis?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hochtaunuskreis 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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