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Useful Stats: Utility and Design Patents by State, 2008-13

Thursday, February 27, 2014

U.S. patents continued their rapid pace of growth in 2013, according to statistics from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  USPTO granted 122,593 utility patents last year, a 10 percent increase over the previous year and a 72 percent increase over 2008. Much of the increase in activity is due to the growth of IT and software patenting, as discussed in a separate SSTI Digest article. California leads the country in utility patents, representing about 27 percent of patents granted in 2013. Massachusetts narrowly leads California in per capita patenting activity, followed by Vermont and Washington.

SSTI has prepared a series of tables using the most recent USPTO data. These tables include utility and design patents by state, 2008-13, utility patents per 10,000 residents, patent numbers for the top 100 U.S. patenting organizations and the top 100 U.S. universities, 2008-12. Download in Excel (xlsx) format…

 

Utility Patents by State, 2008-13

State, Territory, or Country  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Single Year Increase (%) Five-Year Increase (%)
U.S. Total 77,501 82,382 107,792 108,626 121,026 133,593 10.38% 72.38%
ALABAMA  279 304 444 352 413 503 21.79% 80.29%
ALASKA  20 39 28 27 28 46 64.29% 130.00%
ARIZONA  1,584 1,562 1,976 2,069 2,210 2,225 0.68% 40.47%
ARKANSAS  108 96 144 134 178 159 -10.67% 47.22%
CALIFORNIA  19,181 20,646 27,337 28,148 32,107 36,193 12.73% 88.69%
COLORADO  1,622 1,716 2,135 2,102 2,442 2,793 14.37% 72.19%
CONNECTICUT  1,356 1,416 1,875 1,939 2,108 2,168 2.85% 59.88%
DELAWARE  325 311 367 418 445 453 1.80% 39.38%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  68 57 82 97 131 133 1.53% 95.59%
FLORIDA  2,046 2,197 2,978 3,136 3,686 3,953 7.24% 93.21%
GEORGIA  1,344 1,415 1,905 1,932 2,128 2,505 17.72% 86.38%
HAWAII  77 71 121 101 108 125 15.74% 62.34%
IDAHO  1,162 941 1,095 1,032 930 992 6.67% -14.63%
ILLINOIS  2,741 2,898 3,611 3,806 4,345 4,644 6.88% 69.43%
INDIANA  985 1,095 1,492 1,437 1,741 1,921 10.34% 95.03%
IOWA  561 670 763 811 854 933 9.25% 66.31%
KANSAS  425 435 615 707 1,004 1,018 1.39% 139.53%
KENTUCKY  413 368 536 488 543 553 1.84% 33.90%
LOUISIANA  260 257 304 308 364 395 8.52% 51.92%
MAINE  113 118 211 183 211 234 10.90% 107.08%
MARYLAND  1,232 1,277 1,578 1,511 1,609 1,748 8.64% 41.88%
MASSACHUSETTS  3,516 3,696 4,923 5,191 5,734 6,409 11.77% 82.28%
MICHIGAN  2,996 2,983 3,823 3,964 4,598 5,119 11.33% 70.86%
MINNESOTA  2,535 2,625 3,597 3,860 3,902 4,292 9.99% 69.31%
MISSISSIPPI  102 125 145 147 140 161 15.00% 57.84%
MISSOURI  615 708 975 878 1,015 1,184 16.65% 92.52%
MONTANA  91 73 105 96 119 118 -0.84% 29.67%
NEBRASKA  191 193 214 208 292 307 5.14% 60.73%
NEVADA  375 338 540 554 752 840 11.70% 124.00%
NEW HAMPSHIRE  477 542 725 724 734 822 11.99% 72.33%
NEW JERSEY  2,722 2,839 3,874 3,852 4,224 4,717 11.67% 73.29%
NEW MEXICO  280 303 434 389 417 443 6.24% 58.21%
NEW YORK  4,885 5,237 7,082 6,956 7,640 8,489 11.11% 73.78%
NORTH CAROLINA  1,841 2,012 2,636 2,607 2,977 3,143 5.58% 70.72%
NORTH DAKOTA  63 82 107 84 96 111 15.63% 76.19%
OHIO  2,227 2,341 3,230 3,177 3,387 3,689 8.92% 65.65%
OKLAHOMA  417 403 516 484 471 548 16.35% 31.41%
OREGON  1,781 1,784 2,040 1,977 2,059 2,164 5.10% 21.50%
PENNSYLVANIA  2,414 2,656 3,351 3,219 3,483 3,961 13.72% 64.08%
PUERTO RICO  14 14 24 27 34 19 -44.12% 35.71%
RHODE ISLAND  218 231 276 306 329 321 -2.43% 47.25%
SOUTH CAROLINA  395 461 517 656 850 873 2.71% 121.01%
SOUTH DAKOTA  54 46 70 96 113 129 14.16% 138.89%
TENNESSEE  586 647 925 969 930 1,003 7.85% 71.16%
TEXAS  5,712 5,934 7,545 7,584 8,367 9,222 10.22% 61.45%
UTAH  642 765 1,017 1,066 1,167 1,228 5.23% 91.28%
VERMONT  437 452 642 504 487 529 8.62% 21.05%
VIRGINIA  1,030 1,073 1,587 1,600 1,691 1,886 11.53% 83.11%
WASHINGTON  3,517 4,310 5,258 4,767 5,390 5,878 9.05% 67.13%
WEST VIRGINIA  74 92 118 94 135 145 7.41% 95.95%
WISCONSIN  1,349 1,467 1,814 1,784 1,785 2,025 13.45% 50.11%
WYOMING  35 59 82 65 120 113 -5.83% 222.86%
GUAM  3 1 0 0 0 3 NA 0.00%
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  2 1 2 3 3 6 100.00% 200.00%
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION  2   1 0 0 2 NA 0.00%

 

Design Patents by State, 2008-13

State, Territory, or Country  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Single Year Increase (%) Five Year Increase (%)
U.S. Total 13,713 12,025 12,612 11,756 12,445 13,312 6.97% -2.92%
ALABAMA  68 57 87 59 63 69 9.52% 1.47%
ALASKA  8 16 4 5 18 8 -55.56% 0.00%
ARIZONA  303 190 179 172 152 196 28.95% -35.31%
ARKANSAS  40 58 70 52 57 69 21.05% 72.50%
CALIFORNIA  2,766 2,506 2,515 2,364 2,369 2,705 14.18% -2.21%
COLORADO  237 248 294 285 298 376 26.17% 58.65%
CONNECTICUT  231 238 219 170 180 202 12.22% -12.55%
DELAWARE  28 30 23 39 40 20 -50.00% -28.57%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  3 4 5 4 17 8 -52.94% 166.67%
FLORIDA  680 632 670 658 707 731 3.39% 7.50%
GEORGIA  224 232 257 246 344 334 -2.91% 49.11%
HAWAII  23 17 21 23 21 19 -9.52% -17.39%
IDAHO  41 38 62 51 46 30 -34.78% -26.83%
ILLINOIS  815 699 739 767 704 679 -3.55% -16.69%
INDIANA  202 147 198 187 218 244 11.93% 20.79%
IOWA  78 60 44 44 59 61 3.39% -21.79%
KANSAS  114 73 108 92 96 70 -27.08% -38.60%
KENTUCKY  54 88 64 59 76 69 -9.21% 27.78%
LOUISIANA  55 55 48 52 47 40 -14.89% -27.27%
MAINE  22 10 8 18 11 9 -18.18% -59.09%
MARYLAND  185 156 143 115 101 134 32.67% -27.57%
MASSACHUSETTS  355 330 315 310 362 336 -7.18% -5.35%
MICHIGAN  563 510 427 382 377 487 29.18% -13.50%
MINNESOTA  311 324 390 347 364 481 32.14% 54.66%
MISSISSIPPI  40 16 24 23 18 15 -16.67% -62.50%
MISSOURI  161 164 157 119 149 112 -24.83% -30.43%
MONTANA  24 18 13 18 13 9 -30.77% -62.50%
NEBRASKA  23 29 36 39 43 34 -20.93% 47.83%
NEVADA  86 87 96 116 128 157 22.66% 82.56%
NEW HAMPSHIRE  43 62 70 70 50 70 40.00% 62.79%
NEW JERSEY  506 405 444 394 413 521 26.15% 2.96%
NEW MEXICO  14 26 15 18 27 27 0.00% 92.86%
NEW YORK  993 876 995 839 890 852 -4.27% -14.20%
NORTH CAROLINA  289 266 271 257 261 289 10.73% 0.00%
NORTH DAKOTA  9 10 4 10 2 19 850.00% 111.11%
OHIO  910 676 739 712 708 598 -15.54% -34.29%
OKLAHOMA  57 38 59 38 44 52 18.18% -8.77%
OREGON  343 199 273 341 334 454 35.93% 32.36%
PENNSYLVANIA  424 387 513 411 397 375 -5.54% -11.56%
PUERTO RICO  4 6 4 1 5 1 -80.00% -75.00%
RHODE ISLAND  84 74 76 44 85 85 0.00% 1.19%
SOUTH CAROLINA  124 116 124 132 123 94 -23.58% -24.19%
SOUTH DAKOTA  6 10 12 10 16 7 -56.25% 16.67%
TENNESSEE  207 134 105 101 130 100 -23.08% -51.69%
TEXAS  448 486 448 420 531 571 7.53% 27.46%
UTAH  85 88 124 144 151 182 20.53% 114.12%
VERMONT  76 48 26 31 19 15 -21.05% -80.26%
VIRGINIA  144 131 131 127 111 130 17.12% -9.72%
WASHINGTON  626 525 537 464 567 673 18.69% 7.51%
WEST VIRGINIA  16 8 14 15 6 8 33.33% -50.00%
WISCONSIN  557 413 404 352 492 464 -5.69% -16.70%
WYOMING  6 5 7 8 5 20 300.00% 233.33%

 

Utility Patents per 10,000 Residents, 2008-13

State, Territory, or Country  2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Single Year Increase (%) Five-Year Increase (%)
U.S. Total 2.55 2.68 3.48 3.49 3.86 4.23 9.60% 65.97%
ALABAMA  0.60 0.65 0.93 0.73 0.86 1.04 21.38% 74.46%
ALASKA  0.29 0.56 0.39 0.37 0.38 0.63 63.21% 115.29%
ARIZONA  2.44 2.37 3.08 3.20 3.37 3.36 -0.47% 37.77%
ARKANSAS  0.38 0.33 0.49 0.46 0.60 0.54 -10.96% 42.66%
CALIFORNIA  5.24 5.59 7.32 7.47 8.45 9.44 11.75% 80.07%
COLORADO  3.29 3.42 4.23 4.11 4.71 5.30 12.66% 61.31%
CONNECTICUT  3.87 4.02 5.24 5.40 5.87 6.03 2.72% 55.74%
DELAWARE  5.51 5.19 6.06 6.75 7.03 7.01 -0.25% 27.23%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA  0.78 0.64 0.91 1.07 1.43 1.44 0.57% 85.12%
FLORIDA  1.11 1.19 1.58 1.64 1.91 2.02 5.97% 82.05%
GEORGIA  1.39 1.44 1.96 1.97 2.15 2.51 16.81% 80.89%
HAWAII  0.60 0.55 0.89 0.73 0.78 0.89 14.59% 48.86%
IDAHO  7.61 6.09 6.97 6.52 5.83 6.15 5.57% -19.11%
ILLINOIS  2.13 2.24 2.81 2.96 3.38 3.60 6.77% 68.91%
INDIANA  1.54 1.70 2.30 2.21 2.66 2.92 9.78% 89.61%
IOWA  1.87 2.23 2.50 2.65 2.78 3.02 8.71% 61.12%
KANSAS  1.52 1.54 2.15 2.46 3.48 3.52 1.09% 131.54%
KENTUCKY  0.96 0.85 1.23 1.12 1.24 1.26 1.48% 30.63%
LOUISIANA  0.58 0.57 0.67 0.67 0.79 0.85 7.97% 46.21%
MAINE  0.86 0.90 1.59 1.38 1.59 1.76 10.92% 105.74%
MARYLAND  2.18 2.24 2.73 2.59 2.73 2.95 7.83% 35.42%
MASSACHUSETTS  5.37 5.61 7.50 7.86 8.63 9.58 10.98% 78.22%
MICHIGAN  3.00 2.99 3.87 4.01 4.65 5.17 11.18% 72.71%
MINNESOTA  4.85 4.98 6.77 7.22 7.25 7.92 9.17% 63.38%
MISSISSIPPI  0.35 0.42 0.49 0.49 0.47 0.54 14.82% 55.15%
MISSOURI  1.03 1.18 1.63 1.46 1.68 1.96 16.27% 89.72%
MONTANA  0.94 0.75 1.06 0.96 1.18 1.16 -1.78% 23.65%
NEBRASKA  1.07 1.07 1.17 1.13 1.57 1.64 4.40% 53.29%
NEVADA  1.43 1.28 2.00 2.04 2.73 3.01 10.27% 110.00%
NEW HAMPSHIRE  3.61 4.09 5.51 5.49 5.55 6.21 11.83% 72.12%
NEW JERSEY  3.14 3.26 4.40 4.36 4.76 5.30 11.28% 68.70%
NEW MEXICO  1.41 1.51 2.10 1.87 2.00 2.12 6.15% 50.74%
NEW YORK  2.51 2.68 3.65 3.57 3.90 4.32 10.69% 72.16%
NORTH CAROLINA  1.99 2.14 2.76 2.70 3.05 3.19 4.51% 60.30%
NORTH DAKOTA  0.98 1.27 1.59 1.23 1.37 1.53 12.10% 56.23%
OHIO  1.93 2.03 2.80 2.75 2.93 3.19 8.75% 65.04%
OKLAHOMA  1.14 1.09 1.37 1.28 1.23 1.42 15.30% 24.37%
OREGON  4.71 4.66 5.32 5.11 5.28 5.51 4.29% 16.96%
PENNSYLVANIA  1.92 2.11 2.64 2.53 2.73 3.10 13.64% 61.42%
PUERTO RICO  0.04 0.04 0.06 0.07 0.09 0.05 -43.55% 48.46%
RHODE ISLAND  2.07 2.19 2.62 2.91 3.13 3.05 -2.54% 47.53%
SOUTH CAROLINA  0.88 1.01 1.12 1.40 1.80 1.83 1.60% 108.44%
SOUTH DAKOTA  0.67 0.57 0.86 1.17 1.35 1.53 12.70% 127.48%
TENNESSEE  0.94 1.03 1.46 1.51 1.44 1.54 7.17% 64.43%
TEXAS  2.35 2.39 2.99 2.96 3.21 3.49 8.60% 48.36%
UTAH  2.35 2.75 3.67 3.79 4.09 4.23 3.56% 79.84%
VERMONT  7.04 7.27 10.26 8.05 7.78 8.44 8.51% 19.97%
VIRGINIA  1.32 1.36 1.98 1.97 2.07 2.28 10.54% 72.80%
WASHINGTON  5.36 6.47 7.80 6.99 7.82 8.43 7.86% 57.41%
WEST VIRGINIA  0.41 0.51 0.64 0.51 0.73 0.78 7.55% 91.78%
WISCONSIN  2.40 2.59 3.19 3.13 3.12 3.53 13.09% 47.10%
WYOMING  0.66 1.08 1.45 1.15 2.08 1.94 -6.81% 195.33%

 

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