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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 73 107 107 76 67 430
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 48 45 66 44 51 254
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 27 56 63 33 31 210
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 43 41 38 27 30 179
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 27 27 39 22 15 130
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 15 28 24 16 16 99
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 12 20 24 18 20 94
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 17 18 18 18 83
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 25 18 15 12 81
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 24 20 8 13 77
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 17 16 13 10 65
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 11 18 12 12 61
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 15 14 12 10 57
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 15 17 4 7 54
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 8 11 9 8 51
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 7 21 9 7 49
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 10 12 13 6 47
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 5 6 3 4 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 9 6 2 3 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 6 5 7 7 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 8 8 2 2 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 6 6 6 1 23
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 8 4 5 1 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 5 3 1 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 5 2 2 2 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 2 6 3 1 13
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 5 1 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 6 2 0 1 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 2 0 3 10
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 3 3 0 0 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 1 1 0 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 3 0 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 4 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 397 556 607 394 369 2323
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 54 92 57 38 37 278
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 22 10 9 6 55
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 10 8 12 9 45
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 7 11 7 6 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 7 6 2 2 19
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 6 1 5 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 2 1 0 2 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 92 160 119 81 80 532
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 489 716 726 475 449 2855


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