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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 776 800 650 539 495 3260
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 273 255 229 175 164 1096
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 170 202 159 161 141 833
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 230 140 72 82 57 581
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 131 111 130 111 71 554
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 82 73 64 48 60 327
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 68 57 74 65 48 312
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 59 56 70 69 57 311
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 94 60 43 52 43 292
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 59 43 56 37 33 228
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 51 45 45 34 28 203
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 59 47 41 33 22 202
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 47 39 40 33 32 191
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 43 31 35 38 27 174
(U.S.) OH OHIO 45 49 33 19 23 169
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 25 20 34 26 132
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 37 23 29 23 16 128
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 28 33 20 17 124
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 26 21 21 22 114
(U.S.) IA IOWA 25 20 21 19 16 101
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 28 19 22 15 9 93
(U.S.) UT UTAH 27 21 18 17 9 92
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 21 22 12 12 90
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 20 14 13 14 82
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 33 19 10 9 6 77
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 11 16 10 9 58
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 13 11 8 8 10 50
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 9 13 14 8 3 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 7 16 8 5 45
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 16 6 7 7 7 43
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 8 8 5 10 40
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 13 8 8 3 6 38
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 6 12 2 7 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 10 6 6 4 35
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 9 8 6 8 33
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 7 9 5 3 3 27
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 7 3 6 5 24
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 7 2 6 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 6 0 4 2 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 6 2 2 2 17
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 2 3 1 3 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 5 2 3 1 2 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 7 4 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 3 1 0 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 6 1 3 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2602 2366 2095 1772 1547 10382
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 304 268 223 234 227 1256
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 187 174 180 156 124 821
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 156 143 97 86 77 559
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 124 97 117 78 76 492
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 132 116 86 73 53 460
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 73 45 50 31 32 231
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 60 47 36 30 33 206
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 41 45 27 24 21 158
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 39 38 27 19 27 150
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 35 32 27 24 17 135
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 32 26 25 20 26 129
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 29 28 19 29 17 122
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 29 31 24 20 12 116
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 24 30 19 23 106
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 22 12 11 16 83
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 16 17 21 5 12 71
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 15 13 14 14 14 70
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 5 9 6 9 44
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 12 7 6 10 41
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 9 4 6 7 3 29
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 6 4 5 9 29
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 4 6 5 8 5 28
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 1 6 6 2 20
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 8 2 4 4 19
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 5 2 4 4 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 6 4 2 15
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 2 2 4 1 14
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 1 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 2 1 4 0 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 3 1 2 1 10
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 1 2 0 3 6
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 2 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 1 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 1 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 0 0 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DMX DOMINICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TZX TANZANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1382 1234 1079 945 868 5508
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3984 3600 3174 2717 2415 15890


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