Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Linz-Wels

Linz-Wels: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 12.44 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
12.44
Change on year
up 20.9%
Rank
339th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
18.38
in 2007
All-time low
1.25
in 1983
Years of data
35
1978–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Linz-Wels, 1978–2012

051015201978199520121978: 3.11979: 5.21980: 2.71981: 6.81982: 3.81983: 1.21984: 4.61985: 3.51986: 7.51987: 81988: 3.21989: 8.21990: 6.51991: 6.81992: 3.91993: 5.91994: 7.11995: 8.71996: 4.51997: 10.61998: 10.11999: 6.92000: 8.92001: 13.42002: 9.82003: 4.32004: 11.92005: 6.22006: 8.82007: 18.42008: 8.82009: 15.82010: 11.82011: 10.32012: 12.4

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Linz-Wels is 12.44, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of up 20.9% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Linz-Wels peaked at 18.38 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.25, in 1983.

That places Linz-Wels 339th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Linz-Wels, 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 Linz-Wels, 1978 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1978 3.08
1979 5.25 +70.5%
1980 2.7 -48.6%
1981 6.75 +150.0%
1982 3.75 -44.4%
1983 1.25 -66.7%
1984 4.64 +271.2%
1985 3.45 -25.6%
1986 7.45 +115.9%
1987 8 +7.4%
1988 3.19 -60.1%
1989 8.18 +156.4%
1990 6.55 -19.9%
1991 6.8 +3.8%
1992 3.92 -42.4%
1993 5.87 +49.7%
1994 7.12 +21.3%
1995 8.66 +21.6%
1996 4.5 -48.0%
1997 10.63 +136.2%
1998 10.13 -4.7%
1999 6.86 -32.3%
2000 8.9 +29.7%
2001 13.37 +50.2%
2002 9.8 -26.7%
2003 4.33 -55.8%
2004 11.88 +174.4%
2005 6.22 -47.6%
2006 8.83 +42.0%
2007 18.38 +108.2%
2008 8.81 -52.1%
2009 15.85 +79.9%
2010 11.85 -25.2%
2011 10.29 -13.2%
2012 12.44 +20.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.17 3.08 5.25 2
1980s 4.94 1.25 8.18 10
1990s 7.1 3.92 10.63 10
2000s 10.64 4.33 18.38 10
2010s 11.53 10.29 12.44 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Linz-Wels?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Linz-Wels was 12.44 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Linz-Wels?
The highest recorded value was 18.38 in 2007.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Linz-Wels?
The lowest recorded value was 1.25 in 1983.
How does Linz-Wels rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Linz-Wels ranks 339th 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 Linz-Wels?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Linz-Wels 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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