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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 716, DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (Data Processing)

( 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 254 358 251 260 264 1387
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 31 64 46 79 41 261
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 46 62 40 29 26 203
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 15 39 36 27 33 150
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 35 24 37 35 140
(U.S.) OR OREGON 20 18 38 26 23 125
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 13 16 17 15 68
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 20 12 14 14 63
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 10 7 9 15 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 4 9 9 13 5 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 10 3 11 10 40
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 9 5 5 6 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 8 7 2 5 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 8 6 3 2 25
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 3 1 11
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 6 0 1 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 5 1 3 1 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 1 2 2 10
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 0 1 3 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 2 2 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 432 699 512 559 507 2709
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 101 127 136 140 123 627
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 29 31 33 37 145
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 14 21 34 31 113
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 12 23 21 15 84
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 7 8 20 12 10 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 5 9 16 15 50
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 6 15 12 7 43
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 7 9 8 9 35
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 4 6 6 15 33
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 8 5 9 3 30
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 4 9 2 17
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 4 1 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 173 233 292 313 283 1294
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 605 932 804 872 790 4003


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