| Patents By Class in 2008 | Number | Rank | 5-year Total | Rank |
| Total | 1,195 | 22 | 6,806 | 22 |
| Utility | 985 | 23 | 5,675 | 22 |
| Design | 202 | 21 | 1,086 | 16 |
| Plant | 0 | 30 | 24 | 14 |
| Top 20 Utility Patent Sub Classes in This State |
| 424 - Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514) | 306 | 13 |
| 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., Artificial Body Members), Parts Thereof, or Aids and Accessories Therefor | 130 | 6 |
| 73 - Measuring and Testing | 125 | 12 |
| 800 - Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes | 122 | 5 |
| 606 - Surgery (instruments) | 119 | 9 |
| 340 - Communications: Electrical | 112 | 17 |
| 123 - Internal-Combustion Engines | 109 | 6 |
| 701 - DP: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location (Data Processing) | 98 | 4 |
| 348 - Television | 94 | 6 |
| 532 - Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570) | 92 | 17 |
| 29 - Metal Working | 91 | 11 |
| 280 - Land Vehicles | 90 | 9 |
| 60 - Power Plants | 85 | 9 |
| 296 - Land Vehicles: Bodies and Tops | 82 | 4 |
| 5 - Beds | 82 | 4 |
| 362 - Illumination | 81 | 10 |
| 439 - Electrical Connectors | 79 | 16 |
| 297 - Chairs and Seats | 72 | 4 |
| 520 - Synthetic Resins or Natural Rubbers (includes Classes 520-528) | 71 | 19 |
| 428 - Stock Material or Miscellaneous Articles | 69 | 20 |
