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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 726, Information Security

( 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 46 119 135 137 214 651
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 29 56 74 125 298
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 25 46 36 44 66 217
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 20 19 27 34 110
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 20 25 22 30 104
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 18 19 22 25 91
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 28 15 17 16 82
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 11 15 19 16 64
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 7 11 12 22 57
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 12 9 11 15 53
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 5 11 3 15 44
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 11 10 6 12 42
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 5 8 10 5 30
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 10 5 8 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 4 7 15 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 10 7 7 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 4 6 2 5 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 8 2 8 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 7 1 7 4 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 2 2 8 20
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 5 3 4 3 17
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 0 4 3 12
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 3 4 9
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 3 0 5 0 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 0 0 3 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 5 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 171 376 430 465 686 2128
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 19 51 61 85 114 330
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 14 22 38 33 116
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 9 13 18 21 65
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 6 15 19 12 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 11 13 7 17 52
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 9 7 12 16 47
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 10 9 11 11 46
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 5 7 9 11 32
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 6 6 5 18
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 5 7 3 16
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 3 12 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 3 4 7 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 4 2 3 13
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 1 9 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 4 1 1 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 2 6 8
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 56 129 179 242 295 901
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 227 505 609 707 981 3029


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