USPTO data - North Carolina Report

1. Raleigh

30,821

2. Cary

24,295

3. Durham

17,434

4. Charlotte

14,545

5. Chapel Hill

12,814

6. Apex

9,845

7. Greensboro

5,301

8. Morrisville

5,066

9. Winston Salem

4,742

10. Wake Forest

3,148

5,981

4,623

3,546

2,550

1,876

1,201

1,130

1,055

1,033

960

1. Duke University

2,009

2. North Carolina State University

1,437

3. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

1,270

4. Wake Forest University

507

5. The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

212

6. East Carolina University

123

7. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

38

8. University of North Carolina at Greensboro

34

9. University of North Carolina at Wilmington

13

10. North Carolina Central University

12