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Georgia

Innovation Scorecard

Total Patents

39,839

National Rank

#19

Top Category

Software & Computing

YoY Growth

1.7%

Population

10,855,454

Patents / $B GDP

45

Patents / 100K Pop

367

Innovation DNA

Patent activity distribution across technology categories

Innovation Ecosystem

Economic and research indicators that shape Georgia's innovation landscape.

State GDP

$882B

Median Income

$74,632

Unemployment

3.6%

Bachelor's+

35.4%

Per Capita Income

$62,393

Fed. Spending

$29.5B

NIH Grants

1,897

NSF Awards

309

SBIR/STTR

2,262

~$931M awarded

Biz Formation

6,000/mo

STEM Workers

7.0%

375,711 employed

Sources: FRED, Census ACS, USAspending.gov, NIH RePORTER, NSF, SBIR.gov

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Patent Activity by Year

3,873
2016
4,160
2017
4,127
2018
4,441
2019
4,547
2020
4,078
2021
3,793
2022
3,835
2023
3,899
2024
3,086
2025

Top Patent Holders

RankOrganizationPatents
1AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. 2,314
2AT&T Mobility II LLC 985
3Georgia Tech Research Corporation 780
4International Business Machines Corporation 777
5EMORY UNIVERSITY 475
6ABL IP Holding LLC 403
7NCR Corporation 397
8AirWatch LLC 344
9GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION 341
10UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 332

Technology Categories

CategoryPatents
software & computing 10,347
electronics & semiconductors 8,518
biotech & life sciences 6,631
mechanical & manufacturing 3,967
mechanical engineering 2,243
chemistry & materials 2,068
construction 894
textiles 525

Universities in Georgia

Augusta University

Augusta 69 patents

Clark Atlanta University

Atlanta 4 patents

Columbus State University

Columbus 1 patents

Emory University

Atlanta 481 patents

Georgia Institute Of Technology

Atlanta 2 patents

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro 3 patents

Georgia State University

Atlanta 104 patents

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw 21 patents

Mercer University

Macon 14 patents

Morehouse School Of Medicine

Atlanta 70 patents

Savannah State University

Savannah 2 patents

Savannah Technical College

Savannah 1 patents

South University

Savannah 119 patents

University Of Georgia

Athens 317 patents

Valdosta State University

Valdosta 1 patents