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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 93 110 96 116 113 528
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 53 50 57 45 59 264
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 33 44 17 36 33 163
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 25 18 21 22 20 106
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 9 14 16 10 63
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 9 9 16 11 58
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 9 6 7 13 5 40
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 3 4 4 12 33
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 4 5 8 8 31
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 6 5 7 6 28
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 5 3 7 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 6 3 1 1 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 3 7 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 3 3 6 3 17
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 3 2 7 15
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 3 2 4 3 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 3 0 7 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 292 300 274 328 327 1521
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 162 146 136 146 198 788
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 23 62 67 28 28 208
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 47 37 30 25 29 168
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 21 22 14 23 31 111
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 16 19 21 21 86
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 24 16 13 14 80
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 11 11 9 10 51
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 9 3 4 10 36
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 6 5 7 10 36
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 8 13 25
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 7 5 5 3 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 8 2 4 18
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 0 5 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 323 348 324 306 384 1685
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 615 648 598 634 711 3206


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