Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 11.79 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
11.79
Change on year
down 22.1%
Rank
350th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
33.81
in 2007
All-time low
2.14
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 1977–2012

01020301977199420121977: 2.11978: 7.31979: 9.31980: 9.41981: 14.11982: 13.11983: 8.61984: 5.91985: 10.41986: 131987: 10.21988: 12.81989: 151990: 9.41991: 8.31992: 5.81993: 11.41994: 12.61995: 16.31996: 23.11997: 29.41998: 27.31999: 18.92000: 23.92001: 17.92002: 24.62003: 20.12004: 22.52005: 20.72006: 20.12007: 33.82008: 22.32009: 22.52010: 172011: 15.12012: 11.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis is 11.79, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 22.1% on the previous year and down 52.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis peaked at 33.81 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.14, in 1977.

Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ranks 350th 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 Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 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 Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 2.14
1978 7.29 +240.7%
1979 9.27 +27.2%
1980 9.36 +1.0%
1981 14.13 +51.0%
1982 13.06 -7.6%
1983 8.59 -34.2%
1984 5.93 -31.0%
1985 10.37 +74.9%
1986 12.97 +25.1%
1987 10.21 -21.3%
1988 12.78 +25.2%
1989 15.02 +17.5%
1990 9.43 -37.2%
1991 8.32 -11.8%
1992 5.81 -30.2%
1993 11.36 +95.5%
1994 12.62 +11.1%
1995 16.34 +29.5%
1996 23.05 +41.1%
1997 29.41 +27.6%
1998 27.3 -7.2%
1999 18.95 -30.6%
2000 23.9 +26.1%
2001 17.95 -24.9%
2002 24.63 +37.2%
2003 20.08 -18.5%
2004 22.54 +12.3%
2005 20.68 -8.3%
2006 20.12 -2.7%
2007 33.81 +68.0%
2008 22.27 -34.1%
2009 22.51 +1.1%
2010 16.99 -24.5%
2011 15.13 -10.9%
2012 11.79 -22.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 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.

YearChange FromTo
1978 +240.7% 2.14 7.29

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.23 2.14 9.27 3
1980s 11.24 5.93 15.02 10
1990s 16.26 5.81 29.41 10
2000s 22.85 17.95 33.81 10
2010s 14.64 11.79 16.99 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis was 11.79 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 33.81 in 2007.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 2.14 in 1977.
How does Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis ranks 350th 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 Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis 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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