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

All Time
Most Prolific Inventors
- 1. Tao Luo4,233
- 2,885
- 3. Peter S Gaal2,482
- 2,464
- 2,409
- 2,331
- 7. Wanshi Chen2,290
- 2,222
- 2,057
- 2,042
Most Innovative Cities
1. San Jose
211,340
128,240
3. San Diego
112,720
4. Sunnyvale
108,352
5. Palo-Alto
87,571
78,970
7. Fremont
71,846
8. Cupertino
65,853
9. Santa-Clara
65,489
10. Los Angeles
45,934
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Top Universities
15,331
2. Leland Stanford Junior University
5,253
3. California Institute of Technology
4,529
4. University of Southern California
1,615
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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