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1 Things you never knew to ask

2 Patent examiners at the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) spend about 22 hours investigating each patent application to determine whether the invention is patentable.

3 The examiner consults an average of 38 databases containing patent & non-patent literature to determine whether the invention has ever before been described.

4 Backlog of unexamined patent applications at the USPTO: 2003: nearly 500, : nearly 800, : nearly 600,000

5 US patents granted in 2013 by country Acclaim IP 25&F=H

6 As of Dec. 2013, the USPTO employed 8,013 patent examiners Up from 6,652 in Dec

7 THE USPTO received 576,763 patent applications in Over 50% were from foreign countries. The highest number was from Japan.

8 The USPTO has no jurisdiction over questions of infringement or the enforcement of patents.

9 The USPTO is in the Department of Commerce.

10 The USPTO has a budget of $2.7 Billion. It is funded completely by fees not taxes.

11 The first patent was granted in 1790 for an improvement in the making of Pot ash and Pearl ash by a new Apparatus and Process. The patent was signed by President George Washington.

12 Over 8 million patents have been granted since then.

13 Method for making a seamless plastic motion discomfort receptacle May 9, 2006

14 John Deere received a patent for ploughs in 1865

15 Michael Jackson received a patent in 1993 Method and Means for Creating Anti-Gravity Illusion

16 Harry Houdini received a patent for a diving suit in 1921.

17 Patent maintenance fees are more than the initial fees for filing: Due after 3.5 years: $ 800 Due after 7.5 years: $ 1800 Due after 11.5 years: $ 3700 $6300

18 Media Player System Apple Computer Application Filed 4/25/03

19 2,720 The number of patent lawsuits filed in 2005, up 58% since ,800 The number of patent lawsuits filed in 2011, up 213% since t-lawsuits-the-good-the-bad-and-the-frivolous/

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21 6,817 Patents awarded to IBM in 2013, the most to any company. IBM has topped the list for 20 consecutive years.

22 Top 10 Corporate US Patent Issuers in IBM (6817) 6. Panasonic (3045) 2. Samsung (5209) 7. Toshiba (2729) 3. Canon (3896) 8. Hon Hai (2337) 4. Sony (3229) 9. Qualcomm (2118) 5. Microsoft (3073) 10. LG (2161) Acclaim IP 25&F=H

23 2013 IBM patent US 8,275,803 System and method for providing answers to questions Describes a technique that enables a computer to take a question expressed in natural language, understand it in detail, and deliver a precise answer (Watson System)

24 Top 10 Academic US Patent Issuers in UC (465) 6. Univ. Wisconsin (164) 2. MIT (318) 7. Nat. Taiwan Univ. (158) 3. Univ. Tsinghua (202) 8. Cal Tech (155) 4. Stanford (193) 9. Univ. Washington (133) 5. Univ. Texas (182) 10. Univ. Michigan (107) Acclaim IP 25&F=H

25 Top Design Patent Classifications in User interface menus 5. Electric light bulbs 2. Smart phones 6. Connectors 3. Vehicle lamps 7. Graphic user interfaces 4. Telephone handsets 8. Apparel (shoes) User interface menus were the most popular class of design patents in 2013, overtaking last year s favorite, light bulbs. Acclaim IP 25&F=H

26 12, US Patents by County 10,000 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 Santa Clara County, CA San Diego County, CA King County, WA Los Angeles County, CA Middlesex County, MA San Mateo County, CA

27 94 The number of US patents issued in 2012 on UCSD inventions. 247 The number of US patent applications filed in 2012 on UCSD inventions

28 Airplane Hijacking Injector

29 $948 Million Amount IBM earned in 2005 off its global patent portfolio

30 Q. What is it?

31 A. X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System (computer mouse) Application filed in 1967 Patent issued in 1970

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