The patent indicators in this section feature the patents granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). When an invention is patented, the official patent document always contains the name and address of the inventor(s) and of the assignee(s). The patented inventions are sorted by place of residence of the inventors. These indicators provide an idea of the knowledge production resources available in a particular economy.
The data were last updated in 2014. Concerning more recent data and the latest revisions, please contact Geneviève Renaud at 418 691-2411, ext. 3242 or Marianne Bernier.