NEWS AND INSIGHTS UPDATE:
Over the course of twenty years (1990 to 2010), women inventors doubled their share of patents granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and 18% of all patents issued to U.S. inventor were issued to women.
The data comes from the Intellectual Property and Women Entrepreneurs study by the National Women’s Business Council, which also reports that in 2012, women received a third of the trademarks issued to individuals. Susan Decker of Businessweek explains:
“Patents granted to women jumped 35 percent in 2010, faster than the overall 27 percent increase. That’s partly a result of a Patent Office effort to cut backlogs that sometimes lasted years. Almost 30 percent of the patents issued to women weren’t assigned to private companies, compared with less than 20 percent of men. That may indicate that more women are starting their own businesses instead of working for larger companies, the study authors said.”
Get More Details: Women Inventors Double Their Share of Patents via www.businessweek.com
Susan Gunelius
Susan Gunelius is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Women on Business. She is a 30-year veteran of the marketing field and has authored a dozen books about marketing, branding, and social media, including the highly popular Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing for Dummies, Blogging All-in-One for Dummies and Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps. Susan’s marketing-related content can be found on Entrepreneur.com, Forbes.com, MSNBC.com, BusinessWeek.com, and more. Susan is President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company. She has worked in corporate marketing roles and through client relationships with AT&T, HSBC, Citibank, Intuit, The New York Times, Cox Communications, and many more large and small companies around the world. Susan also speaks about marketing, branding and social media at events around the world and is frequently interviewed by television, online, radio, and print media organizations about these topics. She holds an MBA in Management and Strategy and a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing and is a Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC).
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