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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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 60 93 110 96 116 475
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 53 50 57 45 231
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 33 44 17 36 141
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 17 25 18 21 22 103
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 14 9 14 16 62
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 13 9 9 16 54
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 9 6 7 13 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 4 6 5 7 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 10 3 4 4 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 6 4 5 8 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 7 6 6 3 1 23
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 5 5 5 3 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 2 3 3 6 14
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 3 7 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 5 2 1 3 2 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 3 2 4 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 0 3 1 2 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 3 1 3 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 168 292 300 274 328 1362
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 66 162 146 136 146 656
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 12 23 62 67 28 192
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 47 37 30 25 156
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 21 22 14 23 92
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 9 16 19 21 73
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 13 24 16 13 70
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 10 11 11 9 46
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 10 9 3 4 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 8 6 5 7 27
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 5 7 5 5 24
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 1 8 2 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 3 8 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 0 5 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 2 1 2 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 2 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 138 323 348 324 306 1439
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 306 615 648 598 634 2801


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