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


PATENTING TRENDS
CALENDAR YEAR 2014

(document dated 09-FEB-2015)

In calendar year 2014, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted 300,678 utility, 23,657 design, 1,072 plant, and 626 reissue patents, and 6 statutory invention registrations for a total of 326,039 patent documents for the year. Annual grants of all patent documents increased by 7.6 percent when compared to the total for calendar year 2013 (302,962 grants in 2013). Calendar year 2014 grants of utility patents ('patents for inventions') numbered 300,678, an increase of 8.2 percent above the total for 2013 (277,835).

In 2014, the share of all patents that were issued to U.S.-resident inventors was 48.7 percent, the same as the U.S. share for 2013 (48.7%). California-resident inventors claimed a 27.5 percent share (43,679 patents) of these U.S.-resident inventor patents, followed by resident inventors from Texas (6.7 percent, 10,692 patents), New York (6.2 percent, 9,770 patents), Washington (4.5 percent, 7,148 patents), Massachusetts (4.5 percent, 7,079 patents), Illinois (3.7 percent, 5,924 patents), Michigan (3.7 percent, 5,822 patents), New Jersey (3.5 percent, 5,508 patents), Minnesota (3.2 percent, 5,082 patents), and Florida (3.2 percent, 5,022 patents). U.S.-resident inventors of the following states had the largest percentage increases in patent receipts from 2013 to 2014: Nebraska, Kentucky, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Louisiana, Vermont, Illinois, and Arizona.

There were 17,824 patents granted to U.S. independent inventors in 2014, up from the 2013 count of U.S. independent inventor patents (17,353). The independent inventor share of all patents issued to U.S.-resident inventors dropped to 11.2 percent in 2014 from an 11.8 percent share in 2013.

Foreign-resident inventors claimed a 51.3 percent share of all U.S. patents issued in 2014. The share of all U.S. patents that were issued to Japan-resident inventors in calendar year 2014 was 17.2 percent, down from 17.9 in 2013. The 2014 share of U.S. patents that were issued to South Korean-resident inventors was 5.6 percent, up from 5.2 percent in 2013. For Germany-resident inventors, the 2014 share was 5.4 percent, down from 5.5 percent in 2013 and the share for Taiwan-resident inventors was 3.8 percent for 2014, down from 4.0 in 2013. Countries with notable increases in patent receipts for 2014 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 2014 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 2013 to 2014.

 

This table displays the fourteen foreign countries of origin receiving the most U.S. patents during calendar year 2014. 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 2014
Number
of Patents
in 2014
Share of
All Patents
in 2014
Country (Rank
in 2013)
(Number
of patents
in 2013)
(2013 to 2014)
(Change in Number
of patents)
1 56006 17.2% Japan (1) ( 54170 ) ( 3.4% )
2 18161 5.6% Korea, South (3) ( 15745 ) ( 15.3% )
3 17595 5.4% Germany (2) ( 16605 ) ( 6.0% )
4 12254 3.8% Taiwan (4) ( 12118 ) ( 1.1% )
5 7921 2.4% China, People'S Repub (6) ( 6597 ) ( 20.1% )
6 7693 2.4% Canada (5) ( 7272 ) ( 5.8% )
7 7157 2.2% United Kingdom (8) ( 6551 ) ( 9.3% )
8 7103 2.2% France (7) ( 6555 ) ( 8.4% )
9 3617 1.1% Israel (9) ( 3152 ) ( 14.8% )
10 3044 0.9% India (12) ( 2474 ) ( 23.0% )
11 3033 0.9% Italy (10) ( 2930 ) ( 3.5% )
12 2946 0.9% Sweden (14) ( 2431 ) ( 21.2% )
13 2842 0.9% Netherlands (11) ( 2571 ) ( 10.5% )
14 2601 0.8% Switzerland (13) ( 2466 ) ( 5.5% )
             
  158,713 48.7% United States   (147,666) (7.5%)
  167,326 51.3% All Foreign   (155,296) (7.7%)
  326,039 100.0% All Countries   (302,962) (7.6%)

Annual Percentage Change in Patent Counts
By U.S. State and Country of Origin
Calendar Year 2013 to 2014

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 2013 to 2014. 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 2013
Number
of Patents
in 2014
Number
of Patents
in 2013-2014
Annual Percent
Increase
Total, U.S. And Foreign Origin   302962 326039 629001 7.6%
-- Subtotal -- U.S. Origin   147666 158713 306379 7.5%
-- Subtotal -- Foreign Origin   155296 167326 322622 7.7%
           
ALABAMA   573 557 1130 -2.8%
ALASKA   55 51 106 -7.3%
ARIZONA   2427 2671 5098 10.1%
ARKANSAS   229 259 488 13.1%
CALIFORNIA   39139 43679 82818 11.6%
COLORADO   3176 3555 6731 11.9%
CONNECTICUT   2376 2502 4878 5.3%
DELAWARE   477 466 943 -2.3%
FLORIDA   4761 5022 9783 5.5%
GEORGIA   2862 2978 5840 4.1%
HAWAII   146 160 306 9.6%
IDAHO   1029 1045 2074 1.6%
ILLINOIS   5357 5924 11281 10.6%
INDIANA   2167 2265 4432 4.5%
IOWA   996 1057 2053 6.1%
KANSAS   1088 1036 2124 -4.8%
KENTUCKY   625 714 1339 14.2%
LOUISIANA   439 487 926 10.9%
MAINE   243 222 465 -8.6%
MARYLAND   1889 2005 3894 6.1%
MASSACHUSETTS   6767 7079 13846 4.6%
MICHIGAN   5640 5822 11462 3.2%
MINNESOTA   4789 5082 9871 6.1%
MISSISSIPPI   178 177 355 -0.6%
MISSOURI   1301 1419 2720 9.1%
MONTANA   127 139 266 9.4%
NEBRASKA   341 397 738 16.4%
NEVADA   1003 969 1972 -3.4%
NEW HAMPSHIRE   895 952 1847 6.4%
NEW JERSEY   5257 5508 10765 4.8%
NEW MEXICO   471 445 916 -5.5%
NEW YORK   9363 9770 19133 4.3%
NORTH CAROLINA   3452 3709 7161 7.4%
NORTH DAKOTA   131 120 251 -8.4%
OHIO   4297 4384 8681 2.0%
OKLAHOMA   604 628 1232 4.0%
OREGON   2662 2919 5581 9.7%
PENNSYLVANIA   4358 4484 8842 2.9%
RHODE ISLAND   410 447 857 9.0%
SOUTH CAROLINA   971 999 1970 2.9%
SOUTH DAKOTA   136 128 264 -5.9%
TENNESSEE   1111 1181 2292 6.3%
TEXAS   9821 10692 20513 8.9%
UTAH   1414 1526 2940 7.9%
VERMONT   551 610 1161 10.7%
VIRGINIA   2031 2184 4215 7.5%
WASHINGTON   6569 7148 13717 8.8%
WEST VIRGINIA   153 137 290 -10.5%
WISCONSIN   2502 2651 5153 6.0%
WYOMING   134 131 265 -2.2%
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA   141 171 312 21.3%
GUAM   4 3 7 -25.0%
PUERTO RICO   20 41 61 105.0%
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS   6 5 11 -16.7%
U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION   2 1 3 -50.0%
U.S. TOTALS   147666 158713 306379 7.5%
           
AFGHANISTAN   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
ALBANIA   1 0 1 -100.0%
ANDORRA   0 5 5 No 2013 Patents
ANGOLA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA   1 1 2 0.0%
ARGENTINA   80 81 161 1.3%
ARMENIA   4 6 10 50.0%
ARUBA   2 0 2 -100.0%
AUSTRALIA   1924 2019 3943 4.9%
AUSTRIA   1136 1281 2417 12.8%
AZERBAIJAN   1 2 3 100.0%
THE BAHAMAS   6 3 9 -50.0%
BAHRAIN   2 3 5 50.0%
BANGLADESH   3 2 5 -33.3%
BARBADOS   0 3 3 No 2013 Patents
BELARUS   9 8 17 -11.1%
BELGIUM   1148 1305 2453 13.7%
BERMUDA   3 2 5 -33.3%
BOLIVIA   2 1 3 -50.0%
BRAZIL   286 362 648 26.6%
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS   2 2 4 0.0%
BULGARIA   30 50 80 66.7%
CAMEROON   4 1 5 -75.0%
CANADA   7272 7693 14965 5.8%
CAYMAN ISLANDS   15 13 28 -13.3%
CHILE   57 64 121 12.3%
CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R.   756 818 1574 8.2%
CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.   11 11 22 0.0%
CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF   6597 7921 14518 20.1%
COLOMBIA   21 25 46 19.0%
COSTA RICA   9 23 32 155.6%
CROATIA   18 30 48 66.7%
CUBA   13 19 32 46.2%
CURACAO   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
CYPRUS   8 12 20 50.0%
CZECH REPUBLIC   176 203 379 15.3%
DENMARK   1109 1263 2372 13.9%
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC   8 2 10 -75.0%
ECUADOR   8 3 11 -62.5%
EGYPT   34 45 79 32.4%
EL SALVADOR   2 0 2 -100.0%
ESTONIA   43 35 78 -18.6%
ETHIOPIA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
FINLAND   1297 1465 2762 13.0%
FRANCE   6555 7103 13658 8.4%
GABON   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)   4 4 8 0.0%
GERMANY   16605 17595 34200 6.0%
GHANA   2 1 3 -50.0%
GIBRALTAR   4 2 6 -50.0%
GREECE   70 66 136 -5.7%
GREENLAND   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
GUATEMALA   0 2 2 No 2013 Patents
GUERNSEY   4 2 6 -50.0%
GUINEA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
HAITI   1 0 1 -100.0%
HONDURAS   1 0 1 -100.0%
HUNGARY   141 170 311 20.6%
ICELAND   22 51 73 131.8%
INDIA   2474 3044 5518 23.0%
INDONESIA   15 15 30 0.0%
IRAN   40 29 69 -27.5%
IRELAND   460 491 951 6.7%
ISLE OF MAN   15 7 22 -53.3%
ISRAEL   3152 3617 6769 14.8%
ITALY   2930 3033 5963 3.5%
JAMAICA   4 6 10 50.0%
JAPAN   54170 56006 110176 3.4%
JERSEY   7 3 10 -57.1%
JORDAN   6 7 13 16.7%
KAZAKHSTAN   4 1 5 -75.0%
KENYA   4 5 9 25.0%
KOREA, SOUTH   15745 18161 33906 15.3%
KUWAIT   86 101 187 17.4%
LATVIA   4 10 14 150.0%
LEBANON   9 8 17 -11.1%
LIECHTENSTEIN   26 37 63 42.3%
LITHUANIA   6 6 12 0.0%
LUXEMBOURG   62 57 119 -8.1%
MACEDONIA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
MADAGASCAR   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
MALAYSIA   230 271 501 17.8%
MALTA   8 18 26 125.0%
MEXICO   204 222 426 8.8%
MOLDOVA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
MONACO   13 24 37 84.6%
MONGOLIA   1 0 1 -100.0%
MONTENEGRO   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
MOROCCO   1 1 2 0.0%
NEPAL, FED. DEM. REPUBLIC OF   0 2 2 #DIV/0!
NETHERLANDS   2571 2842 5413 10.5%
NEW ZEALAND   299 320 619 7.0%
NICARAGUA   1 1 2 0.0%
NIGERIA   1 0 1 -100.0%
NORWAY   520 601 1121 15.6%
OMAN   3 3 6 0.0%
PAKISTAN   12 10 22 -16.7%
PANAMA   2 2 4 0.0%
PARAGUAY   1 0 1 -100.0%
PERU   3 5 8 66.7%
PHILIPPINES   34 45 79 32.4%
POLAND   113 184 297 62.8%
PORTUGAL   71 43 114 -39.4%
QATAR   9 5 14 -44.4%
ROMANIA   60 66 126 10.0%
RUSSIAN FEDERATION   432 448 880 3.7%
SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
SAN MARINO   2 0 2 -100.0%
SAUDI ARABIA   239 294 533 23.0%
SENEGAL   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
SERBIA   8 10 18 25.0%
SEYCHELLES   1 5 6 400.0%
SINGAPORE   857 1010 1867 17.9%
SLOVAKIA   14 26 40 85.7%
SLOVENIA   43 51 94 18.6%
SOUTH AFRICA   181 181 362 0.0%
SPAIN   772 857 1629 11.0%
SRI LANKA   4 5 9 25.0%
SWEDEN   2431 2946 5377 21.2%
SWITZERLAND   2466 2601 5067 5.5%
SYRIA   0 1 1 No 2013 Patents
TAIWAN   12118 12254 24372 1.1%
THAILAND   104 125 229 20.2%
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO   7 8 15 14.3%
TUNISIA   4 5 9 25.0%
TURKEY   83 103 186 24.1%
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS   1 0 1 -100.0%
UKRAINE   38 48 86 26.3%
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES   19 60 79 215.8%
UNITED KINGDOM   6551 7157 13708 9.3%
URUGUAY   10 9 19 -10.0%
VENEZUELA   16 14 30 -12.5%
VIET NAM   10 7 17 -30.0%
ZIMBABWE   2 1 3 -50.0%
TOTAL   302962 326039 629001 7.6%

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