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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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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.) IA IOWA 77 119 152 125 156 629
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 39 56 74 66 57 292
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 38 39 60 56 52 245
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 23 38 58 41 82 242
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 23 20 32 31 32 138
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 13 21 20 20 39 113
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 14 20 27 21 28 110
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 27 23 27 15 17 109
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 16 23 21 31 101
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 10 17 15 11 62
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 10 14 13 11 11 59
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 8 8 12 24 57
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 15 12 7 15 52
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 10 8 10 14 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 10 4 6 35
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 8 10 8 1 5 32
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 4 5 5 15 31
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 10 6 0 4 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 3 2 6 11 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 4 7 7 21
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 7 2 8 1 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 5 2 7 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 7 5 3 2 20
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 3 6 6 2 20
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 3 1 6 4 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 4 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 4 6 0 3 14
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 4 1 1 6 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 1 1 4 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 4 2 5 0 0 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 5 1 0 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 4 7
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 360 507 614 523 674 2678
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 20 33 39 37 149
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 45 36 22 28 144
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 10 15 25 19 77
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 11 24 14 10 66
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 8 20 6 3 15 52
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 11 6 9 3 38
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 8 8 6 5 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 5 6 6 8 31
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 8 1 7 22
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 6 4 3 3 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 1 4 6 2 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 1 6 2 16
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 4 3 3 4 15
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 5 1 3 12
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 3 2 5 10
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 5 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 3 2 0 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 0 3 0 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 4 0 2 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 4 1 2 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 98 175 185 162 167 787
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 458 682 799 685 841 3465


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