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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Utility Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 084, Music

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays U.S. states and countries and counts of utility patents originating from them; patents are distributed by year of patent grant
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 38 52 63 48 39 240
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 19 14 14 9 66
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 4 22 7 9 52
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 8 5 8 8 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 11 11 5 3 36
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 6 9 5 8 36
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 4 4 5 33
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 4 9 4 7 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 10 4 8 5 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 5 4 4 7 29
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 5 5 3 3 21
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 7 4 0 5 20
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 6 2 6 2 19
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 2 4 7 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 7 2 0 0 15
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 0 3 6 4 2 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 6 1 2 1 12
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 2 1 2 4 11
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 1 2 0 1 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 2 3 6
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 1 0 6
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 165 201 203 156 144 869
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 124 142 112 114 110 602
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 30 19 26 13 104
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 9 13 7 5 41
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 10 5 11 7 41
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 3 4 6 8 27
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 4 2 3 4 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 2 2 3 14
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 1 3 1 8
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 176 217 175 188 162 918
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 341 418 378 344 306 1787


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