USPTO utility patents granted in Québec and inventions patented at the USPTO, Laurentides and all of Québec, 2006-2010 ( Export to Excel) |
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Laurentides |
All of |
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Region/ |
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Québec |
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Québec ratio |
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n |
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% |
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| Utility patents |
| All assignees |
| 2006r |
11 |
890 |
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1.2 |
| 2007r |
13 |
746 |
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1.7 |
| 2008r |
14 |
766 |
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1.8 |
| 2009r |
16 |
772 |
|
2.1 |
| 2010 |
14 |
754 |
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1.9 |
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| Institutional assignees |
| 2006r |
7 |
744 |
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0.9 |
| 2007r |
7 |
645 |
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1.1 |
| 2008r |
7 |
670 |
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1.0 |
| 2009r |
8 |
672 |
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1.2 |
| 2010 |
9 |
642 |
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1.4 |
| |
| Individual assignees |
| 2006r |
4 |
146 |
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2.7 |
| 2007r |
6 |
101 |
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5.9 |
| 2008r |
7 |
96 |
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7.3 |
| 2009r |
8 |
100 |
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8.0 |
| 2010 |
5 |
112 |
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4.5 |
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| Inventions patented |
| 2006 |
30 |
833 |
|
3.6 |
| 2007 |
49 |
723 |
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6.8 |
| 2008 |
52 |
784 |
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6.6 |
| 2009 |
45 |
789 |
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5.7 |
| 2010 |
71 |
1,011 |
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7.0 |
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| Source: United States Patents and Trademark Office (USPTO), data compiled by the Observatoire des sciences et des technologies (OST). |
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| 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. |
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| January 10, 2012 |
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