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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 726, Information Security

( 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 119 135 137 214 307 912
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 29 57 74 125 170 455
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 46 36 44 66 65 257
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 19 27 34 58 158
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 20 25 22 30 40 137
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 19 22 25 41 125
(U.S.) OR OREGON 28 15 17 16 20 96
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 15 19 16 23 84
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 11 12 22 24 77
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 12 9 11 15 28 75
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 11 3 15 22 56
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 10 6 12 12 51
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 7 15 22 49
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 8 10 5 15 43
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 10 5 8 12 38
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 10 7 7 8 32
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 1 7 4 7 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 2 8 7 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 3 4 3 8 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 6 2 5 5 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 8 2 8 2 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 4 1 3 6 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 5 0 6 14
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 3 4 5 14
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 2 7 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 0 4 3 0 11
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 3 3 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 1 0 3 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 3 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 3 2 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 3 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 5 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 377 431 466 686 937 2897
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 52 61 86 114 152 465
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 22 38 33 27 134
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 13 18 21 44 105
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 13 7 17 30 78
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 15 19 12 23 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 10 9 11 11 25 66
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 7 9 11 31 63
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 9 7 12 16 6 50
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 6 6 5 17 35
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 1 2 5 15 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 5 7 3 9 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 3 2 14 19
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 3 12 4 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 4 7 3 17
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 4 2 3 2 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 9 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 2 6 3 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 1 1 2 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 130 179 243 295 427 1274
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 507 610 709 981 1364 4171


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