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

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 18.96 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
18.96
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
232nd
of 1501 regions
All-time high
38.03
in 2009
All-time low
5.25
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

102030401977199420121977: 5.21978: 121979: 8.61980: 12.81981: 14.51982: 20.41983: 13.91984: 23.71985: 14.51986: 13.31987: 16.51988: 23.31989: 23.81990: 15.71991: 281992: 26.11993: 19.31994: 161995: 20.11996: 26.71997: 19.21998: 19.81999: 31.92000: 25.42001: 28.92002: 27.22003: 26.92004: 27.62005: 29.32006: 33.92007: 31.92008: 32.32009: 382010: 30.12011: 19.42012: 19

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2012, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt stood at 18.96.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt peaked at 38.03 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 1977.

Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 232nd 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 Köln, 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 Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 5.25
1978 12.01 +128.8%
1979 8.62 -28.2%
1980 12.75 +47.9%
1981 14.5 +13.7%
1982 20.41 +40.8%
1983 13.87 -32.0%
1984 23.66 +70.6%
1985 14.47 -38.8%
1986 13.3 -8.1%
1987 16.54 +24.4%
1988 23.27 +40.7%
1989 23.75 +2.1%
1990 15.65 -34.1%
1991 28.02 +79.0%
1992 26.13 -6.7%
1993 19.3 -26.1%
1994 15.99 -17.2%
1995 20.15 +26.0%
1996 26.72 +32.6%
1997 19.25 -28.0%
1998 19.83 +3.0%
1999 31.93 +61.0%
2000 25.4 -20.5%
2001 28.86 +13.6%
2002 27.25 -5.6%
2003 26.94 -1.1%
2004 27.58 +2.4%
2005 29.28 +6.2%
2006 33.94 +15.9%
2007 31.94 -5.9%
2008 32.27 +1.0%
2009 38.03 +17.8%
2010 30.12 -20.8%
2011 19.37 -35.7%
2012 18.96 -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.63 5.25 12.01 3
1980s 17.65 12.75 23.75 10
1990s 22.3 15.65 31.93 10
2000s 30.15 25.4 38.03 10
2010s 22.82 18.96 30.12 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt was 18.96 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The highest recorded value was 38.03 in 2009.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 1977.
How does Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 232nd 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 Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Köln, 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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