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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

PATENTING TRENDS
CALENDAR YEAR 2013

(document dated 29-JAN-2014)

In calendar year 2013, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted 277,835 utility, 23,468 design, 847 plant, and 798 reissue patents, and 14 statutory invention registrations for a total of 302,962 patent documents for the year. Annual grants of all patent documents increased by 9.5 percent when compared to the total for calendar year 2012 (276,796 grants in 2012). Calendar year 2013 grants of utility patents ('patents for inventions') numbered 277,835, a 9.7 percent increase above the total for 2012 (253,155).

In 2013, the share of all patents that were issued to U.S.-resident inventors was 48.7 percent, an increase from the U.S. share for 2012 (48.5%). California-resident inventors claimed a 26.5 percent share (39,139 patents) of these U.S.-resident inventor patents, followed by resident inventors from Texas (6.7 percent, 9,821 patents), New York (6.3 percent, 9,363 patents), Massachusetts (4.6 percent, 6,767 patents), Washington (4.4 percent, 6,569 patents), Michigan (3.8 percent, 5,640 patents), Illinois (3.6 percent, 5,357 patents), New Jersey (3.6 percent, 5,257 patents), Minnesota (3.2 percent, 4,789 patents), and Florida (3.2 percent, 4,761 patents). U.S.-resident inventors of the following states had the largest percentage increases in patent receipts from 2012 to 2013: North Dakota, Alabama, Alaska, Oklahoma, Colorado, Georgia, and Nevada.

There were 17,353 patents granted to U.S. independent inventors in 2013, up from the 2012 count of U.S. independent inventor patents (16,115). The independent inventor share of all patents issued to U.S.-resident inventors dropped to 11.8 percent in 2013 from a 12.0 percent share in 2012.

Foreign-resident inventors claimed a 51.3 percent share of all U.S. patents issued in 2013. The share of all U.S. patents that were issued to Japan-resident inventors in calendar year 2013 was 17.9 percent, down from 19.1 in 2012. The 2013 share of U.S. patents that were issued to Germany-resident inventors was 5.5 percent, up from 5.4 percent in 2012. For South Korean-resident inventors, the 2013 share was 5.2 percent, up from 5.1 percent in 2012 and the share for Taiwan-resident inventors was 4.0 percent for 2013, down from 4.2 in 2012. Countries with notable increases in patent receipts for 2013 include Kuwait, Thailand, Portugal, Turkey, Chile, India, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Mexico, and Czech Republic.

The foreign countries whose residents received the most U.S. patents during calendar year 2013 are displayed in the table below. Following the table is a detail table that lists states and countries and the percentage change in patenting by their residents from 2012 to 2013.

 

This table displays the fourteen foreign countries of origin receiving the most U.S. patents during calendar year 2013. Figures for the United States and for all countries overall are listed at the end of the table. Counts include utility, design, plant, and reissue patents, and statutory invention registrations. Patent origin is based on the residence of the first-named inventor.
Rank
in 2013		 Number
of Patents
in 2013		 Share of
All Patents
in 2013		 Country (Rank
in 2012)		 (Number
of patents
in 2012)		 (2012 to 2013)
(Change in Number
of patents)
1 54170 17.9% Japan (1) (52773) (2.6%)
2 16605 5.5% Germany (2) (15041) (10.4%)
3 15745 5.2% Korea, South (3) (14168) (11.1%)
4 12118 4.0% Taiwan (4) (11624) (4.2%)
5 7272 2.4% Canada (5) (6459) (12.6%)
6 6597 2.2% China, People'S Republic Of (8) (5341) (23.5%)
7 6555 2.2% France (7) (5857) (11.9%)
8 6551 2.2% United Kingdom (6) (5874) (11.5%)
9 3152 1.0% Israel (9) (2598) (21.3%)
10 2930 1.0% Italy (10) (2546) (15.1%)
11 2572 0.8% Netherlands (12) (2193) (17.3%)
12 2474 0.8% India (15) (1734) (42.7%)
13 2466 0.8% Switzerland (13) (2039) (20.9%)
14 2431 0.8% Sweden (11) (2264) (7.4%)
             
  147666 48.7% United States   (134,194) (10.0%)
  155296 51.3% All Foreign   (142,602) (8.9%)
  302962 100.0% All Countries   (276,796) (9.5%)

Annual Percentage Change in Patent Counts
By U.S. State and Country of Origin
Calendar Year 2012 to 2013

This table displays states and countries of origin along with the annual percentage change in patent counts (including utility, design, plant, and reissue patents, and statutory invention registrations) from calendar year 2012 to 2013. U.S., foreign, and overall totals are displayed at the beginning of the table. Patent origin is based on the residence of the first-named inventor.
State or Country   Number
of Patents
in 2012		 Number
of Patents
in 2013		 Number
of Patents
in 2012-2013		 Annual Percent
Increase
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   276796 302962 579758 9.5%
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   134194 147666 281860 10.0%
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   142602 155296 297898 8.9%
           
ALABAMA   478 573 1051 19.9%
ALASKA   46 55 101 19.6%
ARIZONA   2370 2427 4797 2.4%
ARKANSAS   238 229 467 -3.8%
CALIFORNIA   34660 39139 73799 12.9%
COLORADO   2745 3176 5921 15.7%
CONNECTICUT   2297 2376 4673 3.4%
DELAWARE   485 477 962 -1.6%
FLORIDA   4453 4761 9214 6.9%
GEORGIA   2501 2861 5362 14.4%
HAWAII   131 146 277 11.5%
IDAHO   979 1029 2008 5.1%
ILLINOIS   5078 5357 10435 5.5%
INDIANA   1963 2167 4130 10.4%
IOWA   914 996 1910 9.0%
KANSAS   1100 1088 2188 -1.1%
KENTUCKY   620 625 1245 0.8%
LOUISIANA   445 439 884 -1.3%
MAINE   222 243 465 9.5%
MARYLAND   1715 1889 3604 10.1%
MASSACHUSETTS   6119 6767 12886 10.6%
MICHIGAN   4997 5640 10637 12.9%
MINNESOTA   4278 4789 9067 11.9%
MISSISSIPPI   161 178 339 10.6%
MISSOURI   1165 1301 2466 11.7%
MONTANA   133 127 260 -4.5%
NEBRASKA   336 341 677 1.5%
NEVADA   882 1003 1885 13.7%
NEW HAMPSHIRE   791 895 1686 13.1%
NEW JERSEY   4656 5257 9913 12.9%
NEW MEXICO   444 471 915 6.1%
NEW YORK   8557 9363 17920 9.4%
NORTH CAROLINA   3252 3452 6704 6.2%
NORTH DAKOTA   98 131 229 33.7%
OHIO   4110 4298 8408 4.6%
OKLAHOMA   521 604 1125 15.9%
OREGON   2462 2662 5124 8.1%
PENNSYLVANIA   3894 4358 8252 11.9%
RHODE ISLAND   415 410 825 -1.2%
SOUTH CAROLINA   978 971 1949 -0.7%
SOUTH DAKOTA   129 136 265 5.4%
TENNESSEE   1065 1111 2176 4.3%
TEXAS   8930 9821 18751 10.0%
UTAH   1327 1414 2741 6.6%
VERMONT   506 551 1057 8.9%
VIRGINIA   1817 2031 3848 11.8%
WASHINGTON   5985 6569 12554 9.8%
WEST VIRGINIA   142 153 295 7.7%
WISCONSIN   2289 2502 4791 9.3%
WYOMING   125 134 259 7.2%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   148 141 289 -4.7%
GUAM   0 4 4 No 2012 Patents
PUERTO RICO   39 20 59 -48.7%
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   3 6 9 100.0%
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
U.S. TOTALS   134194 147666 281860 10.0%
           
AFGHANISTAN   1 0 1 -100.0%
ALBANIA   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
ANDORRA   3 0 3 -100.0%
ANGOLA   2 0 2 -100.0%
ANGUILLA   1 0 1 -100.0%
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA   5 1 6 -80.0%
ARGENTINA   67 80 147 19.4%
ARMENIA   2 4 6 100.0%
ARUBA   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
AUSTRALIA   1786 1924 3710 7.7%
AUSTRIA   987 1135 2122 15.0%
AZERBAIJAN   1 1 2 0.0%
THE BAHAMAS   9 6 15 -33.3%
BAHRAIN   1 2 3 100.0%
BANGLADESH   1 3 4 200.0%
BELARUS   7 9 16 28.6%
BELGIUM   1004 1148 2152 14.3%
BERMUDA   3 3 6 0.0%
BOLIVIA   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA   3 0 3 -100.0%
BRAZIL   256 286 542 11.7%
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
BULGARIA   25 30 55 20.0%
CAMEROON   3 4 7 33.3%
CANADA   6459 7272 13731 12.6%
CAYMAN ISLANDS   9 15 24 66.7%
CHILE   38 57 95 50.0%
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   739 756 1495 2.3%
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   3 11 14 266.7%
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   5341 6597 11938 23.5%
COLOMBIA   16 21 37 31.3%
COSTA RICA   10 9 19 -10.0%
CROATIA   23 18 41 -21.7%
CUBA   5 13 18 160.0%
CYPRUS   5 8 13 60.0%
CZECH REPUBLIC   133 176 309 32.3%
DENMARK   978 1109 2087 13.4%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   2 8 10 300.0%
ECUADOR   4 8 12 100.0%
EGYPT   28 34 62 21.4%
EL SALVADOR   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
ESTONIA   41 43 84 4.9%
FAROE ISLANDS   1 0 1 -100.0%
FINLAND   1138 1297 2435 14.0%
FRANCE   5857 6555 12412 11.9%
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   2 4 6 100.0%
GERMANY   15041 16605 31646 10.4%
GHANA   3 2 5 -33.3%
GIBRALTAR   6 4 10 -33.3%
GREECE   93 70 163 -24.7%
GUATEMALA   2 0 2 -100.0%
GUERNSEY   3 4 7 33.3%
HAITI   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
HONDURAS   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
HUNGARY   113 141 254 24.8%
ICELAND   22 22 44 0.0%
INDIA   1734 2474 4208 42.7%
INDONESIA   12 15 27 25.0%
IRAN   28 40 68 42.9%
IRELAND   357 460 817 28.9%
ISLE OF MAN   20 15 35 -25.0%
ISRAEL   2598 3152 5750 21.3%
ITALY   2546 2930 5476 15.1%
JAMAICA   2 4 6 100.0%
JAPAN   52773 54170 106943 2.6%
JERSEY   7 7 14 0.0%
JORDAN   3 6 9 100.0%
KAZAKHSTAN   1 4 5 300.0%
KENYA   0 4 4 No 2012 Patents
KOREA, NORTH   1 0 1 -100.0%
KOREA, SOUTH   14168 15745 29913 11.1%
KUWAIT   33 86 119 160.6%
LATVIA   5 4 9 -20.0%
LEBANON   8 9 17 12.5%
LIECHTENSTEIN   16 26 42 62.5%
LITHUANIA   5 6 11 20.0%
LUXEMBOURG   49 62 111 26.5%
MALAYSIA   219 230 449 5.0%
MALTA   3 8 11 166.7%
MEXICO   153 204 357 33.3%
MONACO   12 13 25 8.3%
MONGOLIA   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
MOROCCO   2 1 3 -50.0%
NETHERLANDS   2193 2572 4765 17.3%
NEW ZEALAND   293 299 592 2.0%
NICARAGUA   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
NIGERIA   3 1 4 -66.7%
NORWAY   474 520 994 9.7%
OMAN   3 3 6 0.0%
PAKISTAN   13 12 25 -7.7%
PANAMA   5 2 7 -60.0%
PARAGUAY   2 1 3 -50.0%
PERU   3 3 6 0.0%
PHILIPPINES   46 34 80 -26.1%
POLAND   96 113 209 17.7%
PORTUGAL   47 71 118 51.1%
QATAR   4 9 13 125.0%
ROMANIA   44 60 104 36.4%
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   339 432 771 27.4%
SAN MARINO   0 2 2 No 2012 Patents
SAUDI ARABIA   173 239 412 38.2%
SERBIA   12 8 20 -33.3%
SEYCHELLES   0 1 1 No 2012 Patents
SINGAPORE   841 857 1698 1.9%
SLOVAKIA   19 14 33 -26.3%
SLOVENIA   47 43 90 -8.5%
SOUTH AFRICA   158 181 339 14.6%
SPAIN   728 772 1500 6.0%
SRI LANKA   4 4 8 0.0%
SWEDEN   2264 2431 4695 7.4%
SWITZERLAND   2039 2466 4505 20.9%
SYRIA   1 0 1 -100.0%
TAIWAN   11624 12118 23742 4.2%
THAILAND   46 104 150 126.1%
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   4 7 11 75.0%
TUNISIA   5 4 9 -20.0%
TURKEY   55 83 138 50.9%
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   1 1 2 0.0%
UKRAINE   42 38 80 -9.5%
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   21 19 40 -9.5%
UNITED KINGDOM   5874 6551 12425 11.5%
URUGUAY   9 10 19 11.1%
UZBEKISTAN   1 0 1 -100.0%
VENEZUELA   26 16 42 -38.5%
VIET NAM   4 10 14 150.0%
ZIMBABWE   2 2 4 0.0%
TOTAL   276796 302962 579758 9.5%

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