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While working on this patent application, Torrey Hills Technologies came across some noteworthy data published by USPTO. More than half of all 325,979 patents granted in 2015 were to foreign individuals, including both immigrants and foreign investors. A study conducted by the Partnership for a New American Economy about immigrants and patent innovation found that ?6% of patents awarded to the top ten patent-producing universities had at least one foreign-born inventor.?
You can find some of the raw data below. Or check them out from USPTO's website.
Year | Utility Patent Grants, U.S. Origin | Utility Patent Grants, Foreign Origin | Utility Patent Grants, All Origin Total |
2015 | 140,969 | 157,438 | 298,407 |
2014 | 144,621 | 156,057 | 300,677 |
2013 | 133,593 | 144,242 | 277,835 |
2012 | 121,026 | 132,129 | 253,155 |
2011 | 108,622 | 115,883 | 224,505 |
2010 | 107,791 | 111,823 | 219,614 |
2009 | 82,382 | 84,967 | 167,349 |
2008 | 77,502 | 80,270 | 157,772 |
2007 | 79,526 | 77,756 | 157,282 |
2006 | 89,823 | 83,949 | 173,772 |
2005 | 74,637 | 69,169 | 143,806 |
2004 | 84,270 | 80,020 | 164,290 |
2003 | 87,893 | 81,130 | 169,023 |
2002 | 86,971 | 80,360 | 167,331 |
2001 | 87,600 | 78,435 | 166,035 |
2000 | 85,068 | 72,426 | 157,494 |
1999 | 83,906 | 69,579 | 153,485 |
1998 | 80,289 | 67,228 | 147,517 |
1997 | 61,708 | 50,276 | 111,984 |
1996 | 61,104 | 48,541 | 109,645 |
1995 | 55,739 | 45,680 | 101,419 |
1994 | 56,066 | 45,610 | 101,676 |
1993 | 53,231 | 45,111 | 98,342 |
1992 | 52,253 | 45,191 | 97,444 |
1991 | 51,177 | 45,334 | 96,511 |
1990 | 47,391 | 42,974 | 90,365 |
1989 | 50,185 | 45,352 | 95,537 |
1988 | 40,497 | 37,427 | 77,924 |
1987 | 43,520 | 39,432 | 82,952 |
1986 | 38,126 | 32,734 | 70,860 |
1985 | 39,555 | 32,106 | 71,661 |
1984 | 38,367 | 28,833 | 67,200 |
1983 | 32,871 | 23,989 | 56,860 |
1982 | 33,896 | 23,992 | 57,888 |
1981 | 39,223 | 26,548 | 65,771 |
1980 | 37,355 | 24,464 | 61,819 |
1979 | 30,078 | 18,776 | 48,854 |
1978 | 41,255 | 24,847 | 66,102 |
1977 | 41,484 | 23,785 | 65,269 |
1976 | 44,280 | 25,946 | 70,226 |
1975 | 46,715 | 25,285 | 72,000 |
1974 | 50,645 | 25,633 | 76,278 |
1973 | 51,500 | 22,643 | 74,143 |
1972 | 51,518 | 23,292 | 74,810 |
1971 | 55,976 | 22,341 | 78,317 |
1970 | 47,072 | 17,357 | 64,429 |
1969 | 50,394 | 17,165 | 67,559 |
1968 | 45,781 | 13,323 | 59,104 |
1967 | 51,273 | 14,379 | 65,652 |
1966 | 54,634 | 13,771 | 68,405 |
1965 | 50,331 | 12,526 | 62,857 |
1964 | 38,410 | 8,965 | 47,375 |
1963 | 37,174 | 8,505 | 45,679 |
Data Source: USPTO.
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC
6265 Greenwich Dr, Ste 105, San Diego, CA 92122 | Tel: (858) 558-6666 | Fax: (858) 630-3383 |
Email: sales@torreyhillstech.com
Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC
6265 Greenwich Dr, Ste 105, San Diego, CA 92122 | Tel: (858) 558-6666 | Fax: (858) 630-3383 |
Email: sales@torreyhillstech.com