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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 481 585 532 484 487 2569
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 164 196 177 144 159 840
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 141 140 101 95 105 582
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 67 104 81 109 69 430
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 56 108 86 80 95 425
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 48 82 86 57 56 329
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 60 58 41 48 68 275
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 57 56 69 54 38 274
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 32 66 45 55 57 255
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 33 45 48 53 40 219
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 42 32 38 36 45 193
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 27 23 34 30 31 145
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 26 32 27 21 25 131
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 22 24 23 23 33 125
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 28 35 26 18 15 122
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 24 24 27 23 120
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 33 26 21 23 119
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 24 27 25 19 118
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 26 24 24 24 115
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 9 27 28 17 21 102
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 16 18 26 20 20 100
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 18 19 14 6 69
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 14 12 15 9 64
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 6 16 17 10 12 61
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 12 17 11 11 59
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 21 9 4 16 57
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 10 7 12 12 9 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 9 10 11 7 46
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 14 10 9 6 43
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 5 12 7 11 41
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 7 10 3 8 31
(U.S.) ME MAINE 8 6 4 7 6 31
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 6 9 7 2 5 29
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 7 7 3 2 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 6 2 4 9 25
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 10 5 4 2 4 25
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 4 2 4 8 21
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 7 3 2 17
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 3 4 2 0 14
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 0 6 0 4 13
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 3 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 5 2 2 2 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 3 3 1 11
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 3 1 2 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 2 1 4 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 0 0 4 1 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1525 1920 1758 1581 1602 8386
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 227 312 307 322 273 1441
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 124 155 175 153 136 743
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 76 103 112 71 87 449
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 76 96 82 77 71 402
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 51 93 80 58 88 370
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 25 50 39 48 62 224
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 33 33 28 45 43 182
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 32 40 37 32 38 179
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 27 32 30 23 21 133
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 31 24 26 32 129
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 30 21 28 31 121
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 17 20 32 22 29 120
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 17 29 28 27 19 120
(Foreign) INX INDIA 23 26 26 20 16 111
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 26 23 18 17 105
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 12 15 13 21 12 73
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 14 10 13 9 12 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 13 13 9 13 53
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 8 8 16 12 53
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 11 11 9 12 52
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 7 10 13 9 49
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 4 8 9 14 38
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 7 1 8 11 29
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 8 3 3 8 26
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 3 5 5 10 25
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 2 2 4 1 13
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 2 3 2 3 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 3 5 0 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 5 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 3 0 7
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 3 1 2 0 0 6
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 863 1183 1154 1094 1101 5395
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2388 3103 2912 2675 2703 13781


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