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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 725, Interactive Video Distribution Systems

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 47 81 62 52 116 358
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 18 22 12 29 93
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 17 11 13 24 69
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 19 14 14 17 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 15 10 8 13 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 16 7 7 11 44
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 12 9 5 10 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 12 3 4 16 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 13 6 7 7 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 6 14 0 4 26
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 5 5 5 22
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 1 3 8 21
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 5 3 9 20
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 5 6 6 0 19
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 6 4 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 5 1 1 4 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 5 1 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 4 6
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 1 1 0 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 119 243 197 154 298 1011
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 31 68 39 41 99 278
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 13 5 13 49 86
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 6 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 1 3 6 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 2 2 1 7 15
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 3 5 3 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 2 0 6 10
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 0 5 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 51 109 64 77 195 496
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 170 352 261 231 493 1507


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