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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 329 587 511 477 563 2467
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 106 169 146 132 139 692
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 101 173 127 99 102 602
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 83 104 85 95 87 454
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 62 108 87 94 92 443
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 55 110 108 61 71 405
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 41 94 82 56 59 332
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 30 74 64 65 74 307
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 73 58 49 78 292
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 26 64 59 42 71 262
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 18 60 44 42 35 199
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 31 31 31 46 160
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 37 29 39 24 152
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 25 29 37 24 28 143
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 17 39 34 27 21 138
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 38 28 15 22 128
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 22 37 22 22 121
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 21 31 24 25 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 21 10 16 30 87
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 11 13 4 18 52
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 17 18 6 4 48
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 9 7 11 14 44
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 10 10 3 8 38
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 8 14 7 7 38
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 4 4 8 8 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 5 6 3 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 8 1 1 2 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 7 4 4 2 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 3 2 4 3 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 2 2 4 16
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 4 0 4 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 5 4 2 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 3 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 3 0 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1096 1960 1721 1479 1680 7936
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 448 802 645 580 534 3009
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 97 215 249 261 310 1132
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 118 208 177 143 135 781
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 96 173 109 101 132 611
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 87 133 109 85 84 498
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 49 97 98 114 121 479
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 56 92 95 77 72 392
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 50 97 67 51 43 308
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 65 64 51 44 53 277
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 23 43 32 42 48 188
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 27 19 19 26 97
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 31 10 21 15 94
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 12 15 13 16 11 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 15 19 11 4 14 63
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 15 12 9 20 62
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 18 11 14 5 53
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 8 14 10 10 45
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 2 4 11 12 37
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 7 11 5 6 32
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 6 5 5 6 23
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 8 7 4 1 20
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 6 5 5 0 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 4 3 1 2 14
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 4 3 2 12
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 6 1 0 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 1 3 1 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 2 0 4 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 2 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1184 2105 1778 1636 1679 8382
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2280 4065 3499 3115 3359 16318


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