Number of Patents Issued to Marylanders Up Sharply in 2010
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the one year period ending December 31, 2010, the agency granted 2,462 patents naming at least one Maryland resident, a 24% increase over the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors in 2009 (1,988), and a 27% increase over 2008 (1,942). Because patents generally take three years to issue after they are filed, the sharp increase in patents issued in 2010 may represent an increase in innovation in 2007.
PTO records show that for the one year period ending December 31, 2010, the PTO published 3,249 patent applications naming at least one Maryland resident, a 2% increase in the number of patent applications published to Maryland inventors in 2009 (3,171) and 2008 (3,187).
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