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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing)

( 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 98 139 120 148 78 583
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 19 53 41 60 38 211
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 23 11 27 32 47 140
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 17 20 22 15 81
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 11 9 22 14 63
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 12 11 13 15 57
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 12 8 11 11 51
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 10 3 9 8 40
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 7 6 13 5 32
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 6 5 7 7 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 5 5 5 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 4 2 3 2 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 3 6 2 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 2 1 3 3 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 4 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 2 2 4 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 4 4 1 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 2 4 0 2 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 1 1 0 8
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 3 2 2 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 5 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 219 321 290 383 273 1486
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 58 43 47 63 26 237
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 5 8 13 9 44
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 5 11 4 30
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 6 4 6 2 21
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 2 4 5 3 20
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 5 3 6 2 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 3 2 4 12
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 3 1 4 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 0 3 0 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 88 82 81 124 60 435
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 307 403 371 507 333 1921


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