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SUNNYVALE ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE TOWNS IN THE U.S. The City of Sunnyvale, the Heart of Silicon Valley, has been named the second-most inventive town in America by the Wall Street Journal. Sunnyvale joins 10 other Silicon Valley cities in the report’s Top 20. The report, published July 22, looked at 12,000 cities nationwide to compare the number of utility patents issued both to individual inventors and to large companies. Sunnyvale, which is home to industry leaders and startups alike, has long been identified as a hotspot for innovation, from the founding of the Ames Research Center (now NASA Ames Research Center) in 1938, to current efforts to attract biotechnology businesses to the City. For Sunnyvale, the ranking is more than simply a number. More patents mean more innovation, and according to the article’s authors, this often leads to the creation of new companies and more jobs in the community. All of which adds up to a significant economic benefit to the City. Town # Patents 20051- San Jose, Calif. - 3,8672 - Sunnyvale, Calif. - 1,8813 - Austin, Texas - 1,7054 - Palo Alto, Calif. - 1,6015 - Fremont, Calif. - 1,4406 - San Diego, Calif.- 1,3827 - Cupertino, Calif. - 1,3608 - Boise, Idaho - 1,2139 - Mountain View, Calif.-1,12810 - Santa Clara, Calif. - 1,09611 - Houston, TX - 1,07112 - San Francisco, Calif.-1,02213 - Portland, Ore. - 78414 - Seattle - 75615 - Los Altos, Calif. - 71916 - Rochester, N.Y. - 66417 - Plano, Texas - 64318 - Saratoga, Calif. - 62019 - Menlo Park, Calif. - 61920 - New York - 614
SUNNYVALE ONE OF THE MOST INVENTIVE TOWNS IN THE U.S.
The City of Sunnyvale, the Heart of Silicon Valley, has been named the second-most inventive town in America by the Wall Street Journal. Sunnyvale joins 10 other Silicon Valley cities in the report’s Top 20. The report, published July 22, looked at 12,000 cities nationwide to compare the number of utility patents issued both to individual inventors and to large companies.
Sunnyvale, which is home to industry leaders and startups alike, has long been identified as a hotspot for innovation, from the founding of the Ames Research Center (now NASA Ames Research Center) in 1938, to current efforts to attract biotechnology businesses to the City.
For Sunnyvale, the ranking is more than simply a number. More patents mean more innovation, and according to the article’s authors, this often leads to the creation of new companies and more jobs in the community. All of which adds up to a significant economic benefit to the City.
Town # Patents 20051- San Jose, Calif. - 3,8672 - Sunnyvale, Calif. - 1,8813 - Austin, Texas - 1,7054 - Palo Alto, Calif. - 1,6015 - Fremont, Calif. - 1,4406 - San Diego, Calif.- 1,3827 - Cupertino, Calif. - 1,3608 - Boise, Idaho - 1,2139 - Mountain View, Calif.-1,12810 - Santa Clara, Calif. - 1,09611 - Houston, TX - 1,07112 - San Francisco, Calif.-1,02213 - Portland, Ore. - 78414 - Seattle - 75615 - Los Altos, Calif. - 71916 - Rochester, N.Y. - 66417 - Plano, Texas - 64318 - Saratoga, Calif. - 62019 - Menlo Park, Calif. - 61920 - New York - 614
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