Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 21.26 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
21.26
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
212th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
42.86
in 2006
All-time low
7.11
in 1977
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

102030401977199420121977: 7.11978: 15.71979: 12.41980: 14.51981: 14.11982: 27.41983: 20.11984: 17.21985: 181986: 14.51987: 231988: 181989: 19.91990: 191991: 26.81992: 18.41993: 201994: 20.11995: 27.81996: 22.41997: 19.41998: 30.71999: 26.92000: 352001: 24.42002: 28.42003: 30.12004: 28.72005: 22.42006: 42.92007: 25.42008: 26.62009: 23.42010: 23.32011: 22.52012: 21.3

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis recorded 21.26 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis peaked at 42.86 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 7.11, in 1977.

Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis ranks 212th 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 7.11
1978 15.71 +121.0%
1979 12.44 -20.8%
1980 14.49 +16.5%
1981 14.11 -2.6%
1982 27.45 +94.5%
1983 20.14 -26.6%
1984 17.21 -14.5%
1985 18.04 +4.8%
1986 14.5 -19.6%
1987 22.99 +58.6%
1988 17.96 -21.9%
1989 19.9 +10.8%
1990 18.99 -4.6%
1991 26.81 +41.2%
1992 18.45 -31.2%
1993 20.02 +8.5%
1994 20.07 +0.2%
1995 27.84 +38.7%
1996 22.37 -19.6%
1997 19.42 -13.2%
1998 30.72 +58.2%
1999 26.89 -12.5%
2000 35.04 +30.3%
2001 24.38 -30.4%
2002 28.45 +16.7%
2003 30.06 +5.7%
2004 28.72 -4.5%
2005 22.43 -21.9%
2006 42.86 +91.1%
2007 25.37 -40.8%
2008 26.62 +4.9%
2009 23.44 -11.9%
2010 23.3 -0.6%
2011 22.47 -3.6%
2012 21.26 -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.75 7.11 15.71 3
1980s 18.68 14.11 27.45 10
1990s 23.16 18.45 30.72 10
2000s 28.74 22.43 42.86 10
2010s 22.34 21.26 23.3 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis was 21.26 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 42.86 in 2006.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 7.11 in 1977.
How does Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis ranks 212th 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 Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rheinisch-Bergischer 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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