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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 148 79 77 88 130 522
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 60 38 47 47 42 234
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 32 47 23 40 48 190
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 14 14 15 20 85
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 22 15 5 19 20 81
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 15 13 16 18 75
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 11 8 10 15 55
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 5 16 8 8 50
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 8 7 1 5 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 8 5 6 29
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 7 5 3 6 28
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 4 8 6 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 2 1 6 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 4 2 3 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 4 2 2 14
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 1 2 5 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 0 0 2 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 3 2 1 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 1 0 2 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 2 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 2 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 383 274 252 296 357 1562
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 63 26 33 47 39 208
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 4 11 16 15 57
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 9 9 9 7 47
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 3 2 14 10 34
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 2 8 12 5 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 2 5 3 3 19
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 9 3 3 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 3 4 7 15
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 4 1 1 3 11
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 3 0 2 4 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 2 2 0 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 0 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 4 1 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 124 60 89 121 109 503
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 507 334 341 417 466 2065


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