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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing 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 394 607 610 680 824 3115
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 106 167 184 250 351 1058
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 132 164 128 174 214 812
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 66 121 112 113 106 518
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 85 66 96 101 401
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 56 74 60 78 106 374
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 38 76 69 51 64 298
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 56 43 76 53 255
(U.S.) OR OREGON 36 49 49 49 47 230
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 48 41 43 43 211
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 27 31 43 59 184
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 29 44 39 47 177
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 43 25 27 40 153
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 16 32 27 24 39 138
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 16 10 32 33 100
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 22 18 20 25 92
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 23 18 14 23 90
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 15 13 25 24 90
(U.S.) UT UTAH 19 20 15 14 20 88
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 13 14 18 9 24 78
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 12 17 7 23 60
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 16 9 13 6 59
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 10 10 5 17 51
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 12 4 8 13 40
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 2 9 4 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 5 3 7 4 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 4 4 5 6 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 4 6 2 5 19
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 5 3 3 4 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 2 5 4 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 3 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 5 1 2 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 4 5 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 0 2 4 8
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 3 2 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 5 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 3 0 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 3 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 2 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1149 1778 1667 1940 2358 8892
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 170 316 320 327 342 1475
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 35 70 59 68 100 332
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 36 50 51 84 251
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 32 44 41 89 230
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 28 34 40 33 159
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 30 26 28 27 27 138
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 23 20 29 42 132
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 22 21 29 31 117
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 10 17 21 24 84
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 13 11 9 11 57
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 13 11 9 17 56
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 8 12 15 12 52
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 1 14 29 52
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 3 7 5 13 35
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 3 3 11 10 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 3 6 7 8 30
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 2 7 9 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 7 1 4 18
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 4 0 0 4 14
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 3 3 3 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 3 2 5 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 5 2 4 11
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 9 9
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 421 634 672 732 928 3387
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1570 2412 2339 2672 3286 12279


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