Chart - Utility Patents Per 100,000 Residents by Year by State (2015-2019) Community and Economic Development

Utility patents are also described as patents for invention, meaning they are one of the better measures of innovative development. PA lags behind its peers, and the national average on the number of patents per 100,000 residents. This metric is expanded upon and analyzed in this report from the Brookings Institution: <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/research/ideas-for-pennsylvania-innovation-examining-efforts-by-competitor-states-and-national-leaders/">https://www.brookings.edu/research/ideas-for-pennsylvania-innovation-examining-efforts-by-competitor-states-and-national-leaders/</a> Sources: • Patents: <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports_stco.htm">USPTO</a> • State Population: U.S. Census via <a href="https://www.macrotrends.net/states/pennsylvania/population">https://www.macrotrends.net/states/pennsylvania/population</a> • US Population: <a href="https://www.multpl.com/united-states-population/table/by-year">https://www.multpl.com/united-states-population/table/by-year</a>