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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 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 77 69 66 47 136 395
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 45 51 22 27 65 210
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 31 29 29 70 192
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 27 30 32 21 65 175
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 14 20 8 23 87
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 18 20 14 10 22 84
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 10 28 12 15 80
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 18 18 10 7 20 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 16 17 7 17 73
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 13 16 8 23 68
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 15 13 10 11 14 63
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 10 15 10 12 59
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 6 11 7 18 55
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 12 10 5 11 50
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 8 7 4 11 39
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 4 5 6 19 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 7 6 5 11 33
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 7 7 2 8 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 1 2 7 11 27
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 7 2 3 4 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 5 2 5 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 5 4 6 17
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 2 3 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 1 2 1 2 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 1 1 2 3 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 1 0 1 4 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 3 1 4 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 0 0 4 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 1 3 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 398 371 359 257 626 2011
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 37 32 27 72 206
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 9 7 6 14 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 6 10 2 16 44
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 6 1 8 14 36
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 4 1 5 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 1 2 8 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 3 5 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 1 5 9
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 1 5 1 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 3 0 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 4 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 82 80 72 56 160 450
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 480 451 431 313 786 2461


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