Upward Trend in Patent and Trademark Filings, with Florida Residents Among Top Filers

According to statistics released in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s “2013 Performance and Accountability Report” (pages 193-206), 2013 was a banner year for U.S. patent issuances and federal trademark registrations. New patent and trademark filings by Florida-based residents continued to accelerate in number, passing totals of several other states over the last decade and moving into 3^rd place for federal trademark applications (FY2013) and 8^th place for patent applications (FY2012) among the fifty U.S. states.