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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 2006 - 2010 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 716, Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 327 231 243 263 259 1323
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 61 43 79 41 72 296
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 34 30 25 33 62 184
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 33 21 34 35 52 175
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 57 36 27 26 17 163
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 37 23 23 17 117
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 15 16 15 14 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 11 14 15 13 72
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 7 9 15 9 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 9 13 6 11 48
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 3 10 10 4 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 5 5 6 1 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 5 2 4 8 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 6 2 2 3 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 2 8 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 0 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 1 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 4 1 0 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 644 470 529 507 561 2711
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 125 132 123 164 653
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 26 32 37 29 151
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 20 32 31 29 125
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 10 23 21 15 26 95
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 15 12 7 24 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6 17 9 10 15 57
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 4 7 16 15 13 55
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 7 8 9 13 42
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 2 4 5 15 16 42
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8 5 9 3 1 26
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 8 2 0 14
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 4 0 2 2 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 1 1 3 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 2 3 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 200 263 296 282 345 1386
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 844 733 825 789 906 4097


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