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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Design Patenting In Design Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants,
As Distributed By Calendar Year of Grant
With Design Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of U.S. States and Countries
From Which 1 or More Design Patents Originated During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class D19, Office Supplies; Artists' and Teachers' Materials

( design 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 design patents originating from them; design patents are distributed by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 41 43 44 33 43 26 55 21 37 44 112 40 26 38 37 640
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 21 30 28 20 41 34 31 21 34 33 22 20 10 16 379
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 19 42 21 27 21 25 23 23 23 24 25 16 22 27 16 354
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 11 11 7 7 23 28 29 15 35 31 18 14 17 22 279
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 13 13 13 6 8 18 9 14 11 16 13 5 18 13 176
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 9 8 5 8 3 4 7 21 14 12 5 16 11 6 134
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 10 16 6 4 0 7 4 6 13 7 9 12 3 4 107
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 5 7 20 3 10 4 4 2 2 5 15 3 6 4 99
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 7 5 5 3 5 4 8 7 6 6 11 8 8 8 99
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 8 9 8 10 2 16 2 3 3 8 4 4 9 1 6 93
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 7 1 1 4 4 4 2 4 3 10 3 3 8 18 82
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 3 3 12 20 6 7 1 4 3 4 6 2 0 1 75
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 7 16 1 3 8 8 4 2 2 6 1 2 2 9 74
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 2 7 5 3 4 2 2 7 11 10 2 3 0 4 68
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 6 2 2 8 3 3 3 6 2 5 5 3 2 5 56
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 8 8 7 0 0 2 3 1 6 4 4 2 1 3 52
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 3 1 4 9 2 1 7 1 4 0 3 6 4 50
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 3 6 4 2 0 2 4 2 1 4 1 0 1 1 39
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 4 0 4 3 0 1 0 2 6 0 2 1 0 5 29
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 4 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 3 6 4 1 27
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 3 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 25
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 4 1 0 2 0 6 3 25
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 5 3 3 2 0 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 2 8 2 1 2 0 1 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 5 2 0 0 3 0 18
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 10 1 18
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 18
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 0 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 9
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 7
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 201 235 231 209 175 203 224 170 211 252 322 194 180 198 197 3202
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 27 40 39 63 52 33 60 24 39 41 54 59 29 25 27 612
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 0 0 1 7 2 12 21 2 32 90 51 57 51 59 390
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 20 14 26 20 15 35 23 29 12 21 13 17 13 18 12 288
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 15 14 20 9 13 15 13 18 24 32 18 20 22 21 262
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 10 9 14 17 10 5 13 4 15 16 22 12 9 11 183
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 9 15 18 16 17 11 11 15 6 13 15 10 10 9 183
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 1 6 3 5 10 5 11 5 15 8 9 3 4 4 93
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 6 4 7 6 8 5 4 7 5 10 10 3 5 5 5 90
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 4 6 8 2 6 9 15 6 8 1 4 5 6 86
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 1 3 13 6 6 2 3 6 4 4 6 6 7 68
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 2 4 2 6 3 2 1 4 6 2 0 0 1 1 39
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 7 6 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 26
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 1 2 0 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 2 3 1 23
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 21
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 0 16
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 15
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 1 0 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 109 110 144 175 159 146 169 159 130 197 265 211 175 175 170 2494
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 310 345 375 384 334 349 393 329 341 449 587 405 355 373 367 5696


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