Colorado - Shining Brightly in Clean Energy - Patents Double in 2012

Many states increased their clean energy patent production from 2011 to 2012. For instance, according to the Clean Energy Patent Growth Index (CEPGI), California increased its clean energy patents by almost 25% to 345 and Michigan increased its patents by almost 10% to 202. One remarkable increase was seen in Colorado, where the number of clean energy patents doubled in 2012 to 43. While still only sixth on the list of US States in 2012, this is a very positive result and outlook for the future of Colorado clean energy patent assignees.