USPTO data - California Report
State report. Most prolific inventors. Most innovative cities. Innovative companies. Top universities.

All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Tao Luo4,157
- 2,863
- 3. Peter S Gaal2,461
- 2,445
- 2,390
- 2,312
- 7. Wanshi Chen2,268
- 2,208
- 2,023
- 10. Xiaoxia Zhang2,022
Most Innovative Cities
1. San Jose
217,765
134,282
3. San Diego
118,427
4. Sunnyvale
109,454
5. Palo-Alto
90,068
80,085
7. Fremont
74,476
8. Cupertino
66,742
9. Santa-Clara
65,981
10. Los Angeles
48,614
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Innovative Companies
- 1.
54,116
- 2.
40,303
- 3.
39,993
- 4.
31,975
- 5.
20,030
- 6.
13,462
- 7.
12,779
- 8.
11,123
- 9.
11,119
- 10.
9,638
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Top Universities
15,283
2. Leland Stanford Junior University
5,238
3. California Institute of Technology
4,512
4. University of Southern California
1,607
5. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
574
233
7. La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology
58
8. Burnham Institute for Medical Research
53
9. Buck Institute for Research on Aging
47
10. San Diego State University Research Foundation
41
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