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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 493 423 455 677 1210 3258
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 146 204 290 495 618 1753
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 109 79 80 123 169 560
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 75 81 76 114 158 504
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 66 65 88 112 168 499
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 74 45 62 77 110 368
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 35 26 34 58 91 244
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 31 26 43 48 75 223
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 32 24 21 45 51 173
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 23 26 26 28 45 148
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 28 15 27 30 46 146
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 30 16 24 29 41 140
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 17 18 37 39 130
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 24 11 24 24 41 124
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 23 25 12 23 21 104
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 13 15 24 39 102
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 14 20 14 32 94
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 9 14 12 25 74
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 11 8 13 28 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 12 6 8 29 66
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 12 9 11 9 18 59
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 6 6 10 11 47
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 7 2 8 10 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 4 9 5 16 37
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 8 5 11 32
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 8 3 6 5 7 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 5 3 6 10 27
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 7 6 3 4 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 4 3 6 5 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 1 0 2 7 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 1 4 4 3 17
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 1 5 7 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 3 1 4 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 2 1 5 5 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 2 1 3 5 13
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 2 2 3 3 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 2 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 3 0 1 3 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 5 0 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 0 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 3 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 0 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1369 1216 1413 2081 3190 9269
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 201 190 170 243 352 1156
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 39 51 75 140 204 509
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 46 58 81 141 367
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 36 35 27 38 73 209
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 15 18 43 94 179
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 19 33 47 65 174
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 10 21 38 46 131
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 16 15 13 23 62 129
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 17 24 25 43 127
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 10 12 19 32 80
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 13 11 9 16 55
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 14 11 10 13 54
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 3 3 12 11 34
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 2 2 9 13 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 1 7 11 22
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 6 1 5 7 22
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 3 3 5 6 19
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 2 1 8 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 3 9 15
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 5 1 3 5 15
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 4 1 2 6 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 0 5 1 4 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 5 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 3 5 3 13
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 8 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 2 4 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 435 478 504 783 1252 3452
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1804 1694 1917 2864 4442 12721


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