Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Siegen-Wittgenstein

Siegen-Wittgenstein: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 3.15 in 2012. ▲ Rising

Latest (2012)
3.15
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
772nd
of 1501 regions
All-time high
4.29
in 1987
All-time low
0.13
in 1980
Years of data
36
1977–2012

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

012341977199420121977: 0.51978: 1.61979: 0.51980: 0.131981: 21982: 31983: 0.51984: 3.21985: 1.21986: 41987: 4.31988: 31989: 2.41990: 3.21991: 1.21992: 11993: 21994: 2.81995: 1.81996: 3.91997: 2.81998: 4.21999: 3.62000: 2.72001: 1.42002: 1.82003: 3.52004: 2.42005: 2.32006: 3.52007: 2.72008: 42009: 1.42010: 42011: 3.12012: 3.1

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Siegen-Wittgenstein recorded 3.15 for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in 2012.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Siegen-Wittgenstein peaked at 4.29 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.13, in 1980.

Siegen-Wittgenstein ranks 772nd of 1501 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Siegen-Wittgenstein, 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 Siegen-Wittgenstein, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.5
1978 1.58 +216.0%
1979 0.5 -68.4%
1980 0.13 -74.0%
1981 2 +1438.5%
1982 3 +50.0%
1983 0.5 -83.3%
1984 3.2 +540.0%
1985 1.25 -60.9%
1986 4 +220.0%
1987 4.29 +7.3%
1988 3 -30.1%
1989 2.42 -19.3%
1990 3.18 +31.4%
1991 1.25 -60.7%
1992 1 -20.0%
1993 2 +100.0%
1994 2.78 +39.0%
1995 1.8 -35.3%
1996 3.91 +117.2%
1997 2.84 -27.4%
1998 4.19 +47.5%
1999 3.56 -15.0%
2000 2.69 -24.4%
2001 1.38 -48.7%
2002 1.83 +32.6%
2003 3.45 +88.5%
2004 2.42 -29.9%
2005 2.26 -6.6%
2006 3.53 +56.2%
2007 2.67 -24.4%
2008 3.98 +49.1%
2009 1.37 -65.6%
2010 3.99 +191.2%
2011 3.14 -21.3%
2012 3.15 +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.86 0.5 1.58 3
1980s 2.38 0.13 4.29 10
1990s 2.65 1 4.19 10
2000s 2.56 1.37 3.98 10
2010s 3.43 3.14 3.99 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Siegen-Wittgenstein was 3.15 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
The highest recorded value was 4.29 in 1987.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Siegen-Wittgenstein?
The lowest recorded value was 0.13 in 1980.
How does Siegen-Wittgenstein rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Siegen-Wittgenstein ranks 772nd 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 Siegen-Wittgenstein?
Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Siegen-Wittgenstein 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)
Source
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