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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 743 707 774 611 539 3374
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 412 476 418 264 231 1801
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 321 304 343 281 251 1500
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 379 401 320 191 165 1456
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 259 268 197 169 128 1021
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 211 228 180 145 171 935
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 192 188 176 134 108 798
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 158 163 139 108 85 653
(U.S.) OH OHIO 158 146 104 75 57 540
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 123 140 130 73 65 531
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 105 109 112 92 105 523
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 126 112 120 73 76 507
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 124 102 113 68 55 462
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 104 120 99 70 60 453
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 76 106 77 88 53 400
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 78 104 84 71 38 375
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 71 87 90 55 67 370
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 43 57 70 32 43 245
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 54 55 47 38 24 218
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 39 57 47 31 37 211
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 28 33 40 38 37 176
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 28 47 35 32 25 167
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 36 38 53 18 20 165
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 28 33 36 23 22 142
(U.S.) UT UTAH 39 31 27 34 10 141
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 23 29 31 19 132
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 17 26 24 16 14 97
(U.S.) IA IOWA 21 20 19 16 12 88
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 18 20 18 11 11 78
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 17 17 14 8 70
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 15 12 8 7 55
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 11 14 12 12 5 54
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 13 10 6 13 50
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 11 10 11 9 6 47
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 15 9 11 5 6 46
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 10 11 7 8 4 40
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 9 13 5 8 37
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 8 11 8 3 5 35
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 11 7 4 3 4 29
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 9 4 5 5 6 29
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 4 4 1 3 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 6 8 3 3 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 6 5 5 2 21
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 6 7 2 2 3 20
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 3 6 1 5 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 6 0 2 0 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 6 1 2 0 12
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 4 2 0 0 9
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 2 2 2 1 0 7
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 2 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 4172 4368 4064 2983 2616 18203
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 689 629 504 407 336 2565
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 532 543 475 369 295 2214
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 417 408 388 231 208 1652
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 398 385 342 251 232 1608
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 196 215 210 160 125 906
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 126 123 99 84 66 498
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 95 89 77 73 62 396
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 72 94 91 62 58 377
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 54 93 89 49 49 334
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 73 54 73 47 41 288
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 47 53 62 65 44 271
(Foreign) INX INDIA 46 48 72 44 54 264
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 75 55 48 47 36 261
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 52 46 51 52 50 251
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 42 67 55 44 35 243
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 27 29 29 29 133
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 18 34 26 28 22 128
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 20 19 24 23 20 106
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 24 22 16 15 93
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 11 16 16 16 8 67
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 12 17 15 13 8 65
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 13 13 11 9 10 56
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 12 14 11 6 9 52
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12 13 7 3 7 42
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 9 6 9 10 40
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 6 9 8 6 2 31
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 4 8 7 23
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 9 1 6 19
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 5 7 1 2 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 3 5 4 1 17
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 4 3 2 2 6 17
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 9 2 3 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 4 4 3 14
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 3 2 6 0 2 13
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 3 5 3 1 0 12
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 3 3 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 3 3 2 0 0 8
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 1 3 3 0 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 5 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 2 1 2 6
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 3 1 0 2 0 6
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 3 0 1 0 6
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 3 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPL. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REP. OF 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 3111 3159 2887 2187 1871 13215
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 7283 7527 6951 5170 4487 31418


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