Patent Statistics for 2008 – a variety
Here are a few general and interesting statistics I compiled regarding issued patents in the United States for 2008. If you are interested in some other statistics, send me an email at gsmith@lavagrouplaw.com or send a direct message on twitter to @MindMiner and I will pull it up for you. Please note that these stats are subject to errors on the part of USPTO reporting, my math, and my limited typing abilities.
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Total patents issued in the United States (utility, design, plant, reissues, reexams) |
185246
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Total Utility Patents issued in US |
157774 |
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Assignees of Issued patents |
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Microsoft |
2310 |
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Apple |
254 |
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60 |
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AOL |
82 |
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Cisco |
727 |
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IBM |
4166 |
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Matsushita |
1854 |
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Intel |
1778 |
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Texas Instruments |
768 |
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Ebay |
19 |
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Disney |
23 |
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Toshiba |
1854 |
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Dell |
178 |
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Sony |
1987 |
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Country of Assignee |
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US |
82375 |
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Non US |
102871 |
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China |
1170 |
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HongKong |
521 |
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India |
267 |
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Israel |
783 |
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Iran |
3 |
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Iraq |
0 |
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Japan |
37065 |
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Canada |
2657 |
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UK/GB |
2248 |
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German |
9242 |
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France |
3217 |
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Australia |
1297 |
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Other interesting facts |
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Mention Social Networking |
29 |
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Mention Solar Energy |
334 |
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Mention Nuclear Energy |
32 |
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Mention Homeland Security |
154 |
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Mention Terrorist |
318 |
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Mention Mickey Mouse |
13 |
