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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 130 205 177 162 152 826
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 48 89 108 90 167 502
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 42 56 41 56 65 260
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 29 28 30 41 148
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 27 26 23 39 133
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 34 20 17 11 102
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 14 12 23 21 78
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 23 12 13 12 75
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 9 9 5 10 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 8 6 7 10 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 6 11 9 3 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 7 10 5 6 33
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 7 6 8 6 29
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 6 4 6 6 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 6 5 5 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 6 9 19
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 6 6 4 18
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 3 2 4 4 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 0 6 1 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 4 3 4 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 4 3 2 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 1 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 4 1 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 2 0 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 356 554 510 498 586 2504
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 39 66 44 38 47 234
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 10 14 30 28 45 127
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 7 16 18 30 40 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 24 27 27 17 111
(Foreign) INX INDIA 7 13 12 19 17 68
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 17 11 9 18 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 11 6 11 8 39
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 7 4 5 8 28
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 5 7 8 23
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 4 5 4 5 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 10 2 3 19
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 6 3 4 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 2 0 4 5 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 1 2 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 3 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 2 1 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 198 196 206 242 952
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 466 752 706 704 828 3456


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