USPTO data - Tennessee Report

1. Knoxville

8,282

2. Memphis

6,977

3. Nashville

5,903

4. Kingsport

3,738

5. Germantown

3,512

6. Collierville

2,445

7. Oak Ridge

2,425

8. Cordova

2,218

9. Chattanooga

2,097

10. Franklin

2,056

1,994

1,597

1,173

1,097

1,002

589

408

266

265

255

1. Vanderbilt University

1,141

2. University of Tennessee Research Foundation

759

3. University of Memphis Research Foundation

46

4. East Tennessee State University

22

5. Tennessee Technological University

21

6. Meharry Medical College

16

7. Fisk University

12

8. Middle Tennessee State University

6

9. East Tennessee State University Research Foundation

4

10. University of Memphis

4