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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 2008 - 2012 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 137 214 307 371 499 1528
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 74 125 170 140 194 703
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 66 65 74 98 347
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 27 34 58 54 68 241
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 22 30 40 44 58 194
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 22 25 41 35 62 185
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 15 28 28 40 122
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 22 24 27 37 122
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 16 23 23 36 117
(U.S.) OR OREGON 17 16 20 22 33 108
(U.S.) UT UTAH 7 15 22 22 36 102
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 15 22 25 28 93
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 5 14 26 21 76
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 12 12 11 25 66
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 8 12 13 27 65
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 7 9 12 21 56
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 4 7 10 16 44
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 4 5 8 19 39
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 3 8 8 14 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 5 7 11 30
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 3 6 8 9 27
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 7 8 7 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 8 7 2 6 25
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 0 7 10 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 8 2 4 5 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 0 6 2 4 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 3 2 5 4 14
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 3 1 2 7 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 2 1 6 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 1 1 2 4 10
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 0 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 3 0 2 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 5 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 0 0 2 2 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 466 686 937 1016 1420 4525
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 86 114 152 186 250 788
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 21 44 49 83 215
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 38 33 27 29 38 165
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 11 31 38 74 163
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 19 12 23 24 48 126
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 17 30 24 43 121
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 11 25 18 37 102
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 5 15 24 43 89
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 2 14 19 44 82
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 17 23 30 81
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 16 6 10 15 59
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 7 3 9 18 19 56
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 12 4 9 16 44
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 2 12 16 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 7 3 9 10 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 3 4 11 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 9 3 3 5 21
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 3 13 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 6 3 2 4 17
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 2 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 243 295 427 518 816 2299
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 709 981 1364 1534 2236 6824


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