USPTO utility patents granted in Québec and inventions patented at the USPTO, Laurentides and all of Québec, 2006-2010    ( Export to Excel)

Laurentides All of Region/
 Québec Québec ratio


n %

Utility patents
     All assignees
     2006r 11 890 1.2
     2007r 13 746 1.7
     2008r 14 766 1.8
     2009r 16 772 2.1
     2010 14 754 1.9
  
            Institutional assignees
            2006r 7 744 0.9
            2007r 7 645 1.1
            2008r 7 670 1.0
            2009r 8 672 1.2
            2010 9 642 1.4
  
            Individual assignees
            2006r 4 146 2.7
            2007r 6 101 5.9
            2008r 7 96 7.3
            2009r 8 100 8.0
            2010 5 112 4.5
  
Inventions patented
     2006 30 833 3.6
     2007 49 723 6.8
     2008 52 784 6.6
     2009 45 789 5.7
     2010 71 1,011 7.0
  

Source: United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO), data compiled by the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST).
 
Note: The annual variations in the number of inventions patented at the USPTO do not necessarily reflect the changes in the level of inventiveness of a country since they are influenced by the USPTO’s administrative provisions for assessing utility patent applications and issuing titles of ownership.
  
January 10, 2012
   
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