Posts Tagged ‘master’
Arizona
The State of Arizona aka “The Grand Canyon State” was the last of the lower 48 states to be admitted to the Union. In the 2020 calendar year 3140 granted patents originated from Arizona. This accounts for around 1.7% of granted patents that originated in the US. The population in Arizona that year was about…
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The State of Alabama aka “The Yellowhammer State” is in the heart of the US Southeast with 70% of its land covered in forests. In the 2020 calendar year 607 granted patents originated from Alabama. This accounts for around 0.3% of granted patents that originated in the US. The population in Alabama that year was…
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The State of Colorado aka “The Centennial State” is located on a high plateau and contains 75% of the land area of the US with an altitude over 10,000 feet. In the 2020 calendar year 3740 granted patents originated from Colorado. This accounts for around 2% of granted patents that originated in the US. The…
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The State of New York aka “The Empire State” is home of the most populous city in the United States. In the 2020 calendar year 10,540 granted patents originated from New York. This accounts for around 5.8% of granted patents that originated in the US. The population in New York that year was about 19.34…
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The State of Florida aka “The Sunshine State” is home to beautiful beaches, the third largest coral reef in the world, and the highest concentration of natural springs in the world. In the 2020 calendar year 5,513 granted patents originated from Florida. This accounts for around 3% of granted patents that originated in the US.…
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The State of Texas aka “The Lonestar State” was proudly an independent republic before joining the US. Texas is the second largest state and contains 5 of the top 13 most populous cities in the US. In the 2020 calendar year 13,192 granted patents originated from the state of Texas. This accounts for around 7.2%…
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In the 2020 calendar year 50,496 granted patents originated from the state of California. This accounts for more than one quarter (27.6%) of granted patents that originated in the US. The population in California that year was about 12% of the US population. This means that patents granted per capita coming from the State of…
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants three different types of patents (1) utility, (2) design, and (3) plant. In 2020 the USPTO received 646,244 total patent applications. Approximately 93% of those applications were utility, 7% design, and less than 1% filed for plant patents. What Are the Different Types of Patents? Each…
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Expert tip: Keep a detailed and dated patent journal throughout the whole inventing process. This journal should include any ideas, improvements, refinements, and co-inventors related to the invention and be kept in a secured, non-public location. These notes may be crucial when writing the patent application and determining who invented what. If you run into any…
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In 2019 there were 3,224,200 patent applications filed worldwide, 43.4% of which were filed in China. The United States accounted for 19.3% of applications, followed by Japan with 9.6%. The number of patents filed has generally increased over time but fell in 2019 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis. [1] Purpose of…
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