Who are the leading drug innovators, and where do they live?

PRLog (Press Release) - Aug. 16, 2010 - Who are the leading drug innovators, and where do they live?

Leading drug inventors responsible for drugs approved over the past ten years profiled in new report from DrugPatentWatch.com .

Using data on drugs approved from 2000 to 2009, this report provides complete lists of:

* Top Inventors
- Which inventors were granted the most patents?

* Patents per Inventor
- The patents awarded to each inventor

* Approved Drugs per Inventor
- The approved drugs protected by each inventor's patents

* Co-Inventors per Inventor
- The co-inventors listed on each inventor's patents

* Assignees per Inventor
- The assignees listed on each inventor's patents
* Inventors per US State
- A count of the number of inventors in each state, along with the number of patents awarded to each inventor

* Inventors per Country
- A count of the number of inventors in each country, along with the number of patents awarded to each inventor

Data highlights
   * More than 3,000 pages
   * 4,828 inventors listed
   * 2,764 patents listed
   * 44 US states listed
   * 32 countries listed

For more information, see http://www.drugpatentwatch.com/reports/

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DrugPatentWatch provides comprehensive information on drug patents and their expirations.This value-added information supports patent agents and attorneys, pharmaceutical companies, wholesalers, healthcare payers, and investors.

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