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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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 538 722 655 637 714 3266
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 230 356 280 287 307 1460
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 250 270 262 270 287 1339
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 165 216 234 185 251 1051
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 128 167 154 138 187 774
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 171 165 139 113 115 703
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 108 143 132 105 152 640
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 85 103 105 79 87 459
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 76 107 97 95 83 458
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 65 87 75 73 85 385
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 105 79 53 67 41 345
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 66 86 84 55 52 343
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 55 68 65 49 71 308
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 60 64 68 44 60 296
(U.S.) OH OHIO 57 61 44 50 33 245
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 43 51 43 29 47 213
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 36 50 45 41 40 212
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 38 61 40 25 41 205
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 53 60 30 21 31 195
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 28 26 36 46 160
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 37 37 25 32 22 153
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 20 22 28 32 29 131
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 30 22 34 21 126
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 25 22 25 28 125
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 22 20 20 15 18 95
(U.S.) UT UTAH 10 25 19 13 18 85
(U.S.) IA IOWA 12 16 25 16 14 83
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 14 16 11 13 8 62
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 14 11 12 14 59
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 11 11 11 12 7 52
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 9 8 9 15 48
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 7 6 8 13 39
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 7 9 8 5 35
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 13 12 4 2 4 35
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 6 13 4 8 3 34
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 8 7 3 6 4 28
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 6 6 4 5 25
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 4 3 6 3 22
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 4 2 5 7 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 8 6 0 2 19
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 6 4 1 3 19
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 5 4 2 3 18
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 5 3 1 5 17
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 5 6 2 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 5 2 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 3 0 1 1 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2611 3263 2899 2680 2991 14444
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 336 417 348 321 417 1839
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 295 362 349 321 343 1670
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 232 263 249 245 234 1223
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 208 223 221 232 211 1095
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 125 170 152 152 166 765
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 62 80 70 97 106 415
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 66 79 86 88 90 409
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 58 59 59 66 60 302
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 49 48 60 63 70 290
(Foreign) INX INDIA 54 70 54 48 51 277
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 44 53 66 38 53 254
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 50 40 53 47 54 244
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 37 51 41 58 50 237
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 35 51 48 46 47 227
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 41 43 49 40 36 209
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 35 31 41 52 188
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 22 30 31 31 40 154
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 20 23 27 24 36 130
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 8 18 13 18 24 81
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 11 22 14 14 68
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 14 8 12 17 66
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 10 9 13 11 14 57
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 8 8 11 7 12 46
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 9 7 5 14 9 44
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 7 3 12 7 9 38
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 6 5 10 5 7 33
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 10 7 3 7 6 33
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 6 12 5 4 4 31
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 5 3 3 5 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 3 5 5 2 18
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 2 0 3 7 15
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 1 4 3 4 13
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 4 1 1 7 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 3 4 1 2 12
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 2 6 2 10
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 4 0 0 3 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 4 1 0 1 8
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 2 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 2 0 3 7
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 3 1 6
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1872 2236 2139 2100 2296 10643
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4483 5499 5038 4780 5287 25087


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