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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 725, Interactive Video Distribution Systems

( 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 47 57 41 54 46 245
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 7 6 11 4 46
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 11 5 8 8 42
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 14 8 5 2 6 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 9 3 5 4 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 8 8 4 2 30
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 3 5 4 8 29
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 5 3 8 2 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 12 4 3 1 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 8 4 7 1 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 3 3 3 2 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 3 8 2 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 4 2 3 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 1 1 1 3 14
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 1 4 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 5 0 0 3 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 6 5 1 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 1 5 3 12
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 5 1 0 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 3 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 173 169 114 141 113 710
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 41 29 38 28 185
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 6 4 11 8 3 32
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 6 2 3 3 21
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 5 5 2 2 17
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 5 0 2 1 13
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 3 1 3 2 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 3 0 3 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 2 2 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 3 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 79 70 57 61 51 318
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 252 239 171 202 164 1028


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