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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 D16, Photography and Optical Equipment

( 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 42 41 46 47 37 71 25 33 39 106 74 71 52 44 77 805
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 42 43 53 13 7 9 7 4 5 5 6 15 7 17 16 249
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 9 6 7 4 9 2 1 2 14 16 14 23 10 7 136
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 7 6 2 0 6 7 2 1 2 9 19 15 7 10 99
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 3 1 4 2 4 8 7 8 9 6 5 2 1 4 65
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 1 3 5 5 1 5 5 4 3 4 2 10 5 3 8 64
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 1 1 9 3 10 3 2 3 4 1 2 7 2 2 53
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 3 5 0 1 3 3 3 3 6 3 9 2 3 47
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 1 5 2 0 2 11 2 1 4 0 2 7 4 3 45
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 3 7 3 4 4 3 10 43
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 4 8 4 5 3 3 4 42
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 5 4 0 3 2 3 3 3 5 1 2 6 0 1 40
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 7 9 6 1 2 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 36
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 7 2 3 1 2 1 2 5 0 0 1 2 2 29
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 1 15 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 6 1 5 0 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 4 24
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 4 6 4 2 0 0 0 1 23
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 3 23
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 5 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 22
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 3 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 0 0 0 0 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 5 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 15
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 0 1 1 3 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 4 1 0 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 149 144 175 107 77 145 93 79 97 211 151 183 169 122 184 2086
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 113 135 148 172 112 157 133 126 173 245 256 125 100 105 119 2219
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 30 45 28 47 52 33 35 52 94 44 40 64 52 41 691
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 4 9 6 5 10 8 0 24 29 24 25 16 56 39 273
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 34 9 14 6 3 3 1 8 7 6 9 12 11 14 5 142
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 5 19 10 12 3 6 4 4 21 10 8 10 6 7 138
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 4 6 4 2 5 1 5 1 9 19 17 6 14 15 113
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 19 21 15 4 17 8 97
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 2 8 5 6 7 4 1 12 2 4 6 21 10 97
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 4 1 1 2 8 7 13 0 9 11 7 9 4 11 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 1 7 4 4 4 3 6 3 4 7 0 1 6 4 58
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 6 7 5 4 5 6 8 55
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 2 11 1 2 6 10 4 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 2 4 4 3 5 1 3 0 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 6 0 2 2 1 6 1 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 4 3 1 1 2 0 18
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 3 2 1 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 1 2 11
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 243 200 259 243 201 262 210 214 296 481 426 269 249 327 282 4162
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 392 344 434 350 278 407 303 293 393 692 577 452 418 449 466 6248


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