Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Werra-Meißner-Kreis

Werra-Meißner-Kreis: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region was 0.5 in 2012. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2012)
0.5
Change on year
down 81.3%
Rank
1295th
of 1501 regions
All-time high
3
in 1988
All-time low
0.1
in 2007
Years of data
32
1977–2012

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

01231977199420121977: 0.671978: 0.21979: 0.51983: 1.31984: 2.91985: 1.71987: 11988: 31989: 0.641990: 21991: 1.21992: 0.131993: 11994: 11995: 0.251996: 0.51997: 2.51998: 0.941999: 2.12000: 0.672001: 2.92002: 2.52003: 0.832004: 2.32005: 12006: 12007: 0.12008: 32009: 0.872010: 2.22011: 2.72012: 0.5

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Werra-Meißner-Kreis is 0.5, measured in 2012.

That represents a change of down 81.3% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Werra-Meißner-Kreis peaked at 3 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2007.

That places Werra-Meißner-Kreis 1295th out of 1501 regions with data for 2012, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region in Werra-Meißner-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 Werra-Meißner-Kreis, 1977 to 2012.
Year Value Change
1977 0.67
1978 0.2 -70.1%
1979 0.5 +150.0%
1983 1.33 +166.0%
1984 2.94 +121.1%
1985 1.67 -43.2%
1987 1 -40.1%
1988 3 +200.0%
1989 0.64 -78.7%
1990 2 +212.5%
1991 1.25 -37.5%
1992 0.13 -89.6%
1993 1 +669.2%
1994 1 +0.0%
1995 0.25 -75.0%
1996 0.5 +100.0%
1997 2.45 +390.0%
1998 0.94 -61.6%
1999 2.11 +124.5%
2000 0.67 -68.2%
2001 2.92 +335.8%
2002 2.53 -13.4%
2003 0.83 -67.2%
2004 2.33 +180.7%
2005 1 -57.1%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0.1 -90.0%
2008 3 +2900.0%
2009 0.87 -71.0%
2010 2.23 +156.3%
2011 2.68 +20.2%
2012 0.5 -81.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.4567 0.2 0.67 3
1980s 1.76 0.64 3 6
1990s 1.16 0.13 2.45 10
2000s 1.52 0.1 3 10
2010s 1.8 0.5 2.68 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Werra-Meißner-Kreis?
Patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region in Werra-Meißner-Kreis was 0.5 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Werra-Meißner-Kreis?
The highest recorded value was 3 in 1988.
What is the lowest patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region recorded in Werra-Meißner-Kreis?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2007.
How does Werra-Meißner-Kreis rank for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Werra-Meißner-Kreis ranks 1295th 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 Werra-Meißner-Kreis?
Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Werra-Meißner-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)
Source
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