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Southeastern States Total University Patents            
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mississippi 4 11 9 7 9 8 10 14 12 12
Alabama 37 47 35 48 43 48 46 29 27 27
Arkansas 9 30 16 26 16 23 14 17 23 21
Florida 96 87 106 89 95 95 88 114 154 136
Georgia 53 36 41 36 55 32 27 11 24 24
Kentucky 20 25 21 20 29 18 14 17 26 16
Louisiana 34 14 25 31 28 24 15 16 19 17
North Carolina 89 109 90 118 89 76 87 97 107 90
South Carolina 11 11 9 11 12 19 14 15 20 13
Tennessee 22 26 35 39 60 32 29 24 31 21
Virginia 41 58 51 37 40 35 17 21 44 57
West Virginia 1 3 1 3 4 9 2 0 2 2
Totals 417 457 439 465 480 419 363 375 489 436
# of states 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
SE Average 35 38 37 39 40           35           30           31          41           36
                   
Mississippi Total University Patents Compared to Southeastern Average          
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Mississippi 4 11 9 7 9 8 10 14 12 12
SE Average 35 38 37 39 40 35 30 31 41 36
                   
National Average University Patents                    
  2003 2004 2005              
National Avg. 65 61 54              
                   
                   
Source:                    
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Information Products Division, Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch at 
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/asgstc/regions.htm          
                   
Updated:  November 2008                  

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