Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog : Maryland Intellectual Property Lawyer & Attorney : Brian Wm. Higgins : Serving Baltimore, Columbia, Frederick

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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     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the one year period ending June 30, 2010, the PTO granted 2,136 patents on which at least one inventor was identified as a Maryland resident. That is an 8% increase in the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors for the previous one year ending June 30, 2009 (1,983), and a 9% increase over the one year ending June 30, 2008 (1,956).

      PTO records show that for the one year period ending June 30, 2010, the PTO published 3,127 patent applications on which at least one inventor was identified as a Maryland resident. That is a 1% decrease in the number of patent applications published to Maryland inventors for the previous one year ending June 30, 2009 (3,172), but a 2% increase over the year ending June 30, 2008 (3,076).

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     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the year ending June 30, 2008, the PTO granted 1,983 patents naming at least one Maryland resident as an inventor or joint inventor (based on residence addresses supplied by patent applicants to the PTO). That represents a 1% increase in the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors for the previous year ending June 30, 2008 (1,956), but a 4% decline over the year ending June 30, 2007 (2,071).

      The number of published patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor during the year ending June 30, 2009, was up 3% compared to the previous two years. According to the PTO, 3,172 patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor were published during the year ending June 30, 2009, compared to 3,076 patent applications published in the year ending June 30, 2008, and 3,066 applications published in the year ending June 30, 2007.

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     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for 2008, the PTO granted 1,942 patents naming at least one Maryland resident as an inventor or joint inventor (based on residence addresses supplied by patent applicants to the PTO). That is a 1% decline in the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors for the same period in 2007 (1,963), and an 8% decline over 2006 numbers (2,116).

     The number of published patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor in 2008 was up compared to last year. According to the PTO, 3,187 patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor were published during 2008, which is a 7% increase in the number of patent applications published in 2007 (2,992 patent applications), and a 3% increase over 2006 numbers (3,082).

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     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the period January through June 2008, the PTO granted 986 patents naming at least one Maryland resident as an inventor or joint inventor (based on residence addresses supplied by patent applicants to the PTO). That is a 1% decline in the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors for the same period in 2007 (993), and a 5% decline over 2006 numbers (1,038).

     The number of published patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor in the first half of 2008 was up compared to last year. According to the PTO, 1,579 patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor were published during the period January through June 2008, which is a 6% increase in the number of patent applications published for the same period in 2007 (1,495 patent applications), and a 5% increase over 2006 numbers (1,511).

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     U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) records show that for the period January through March 2008, the PTO granted 468 patents naming at least one Maryland resident as an inventor or joint inventor (based on residence addresses supplied by patent applicants to the PTO). However, that is a 7% decline in the number of patents issued to Maryland inventors for the same period in 2007 (502), and a 4% decline over 2006 numbers (485).

     The number of published patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor in the first quarter of 2008 was up compared to last year. According to the PTO, 857 patent applications naming at least one Maryland inventor were published during the period January through March 2008, which is an 11% increase in the number of patent applications published for the same period in 2007 (773 patent applications), and a 15% increase over 2006 numbers (743).

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