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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 136 210 184 259 336 1125
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 69 114 122 127 175 607
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 63 82 51 98 102 396
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 63 59 60 70 68 320
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 30 44 70 127 285
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 23 47 35 83 76 264
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 48 44 61 86 261
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 20 28 36 57 53 194
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 16 38 37 49 49 189
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 15 39 35 37 48 174
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 22 33 35 36 47 173
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 25 14 46 45 140
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 34 21 30 38 135
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 33 31 23 35 132
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 23 18 26 46 131
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 11 14 22 29 32 108
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 18 16 19 26 86
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 13 18 19 24 79
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 19 13 13 14 18 77
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 6 10 14 12 53
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 8 8 14 17 51
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 11 7 9 14 47
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 4 8 11 11 36
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 8 7 6 9 33
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 5 11 10 33
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 7 8 8 28
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 9 3 5 5 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 5 3 5 10 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 7 3 5 7 25
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 8 3 7 23
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 3 3 6 8 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 3 4 4 21
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 7 1 8 4 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 3 4 5 18
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 7 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 5 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 5 2 2 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 6 3 3 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 0 3 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 4 3 9
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 3 5 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 3 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 3 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 617 1007 932 1296 1593 5445
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 71 129 115 183 130 628
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 14 16 37 41 122
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 22 16 30 36 120
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 12 15 30 36 107
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 6 13 12 20 56
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 8 14 11 9 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 7 5 13 8 38
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 5 8 10 11 36
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 6 5 8 7 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 4 3 9 9 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 7 4 8 6 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 6 5 8 5 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 6 1 8 4 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 0 1 5 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 1 5 5 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 2 4 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 5 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 2 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 158 253 235 388 363 1397
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 775 1260 1167 1684 1956 6842


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