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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 365, Static Information Storage and Retrieval

( 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 417 440 428 487 462 2234
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 123 106 97 112 122 560
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 77 72 87 80 69 385
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 21 51 86 87 270
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 53 48 52 53 37 243
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 54 36 46 25 19 180
(U.S.) OR OREGON 26 27 18 36 29 136
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 18 16 24 18 17 93
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 13 16 9 5 64
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 14 11 18 9 8 60
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 7 15 13 12 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 7 9 10 8 44
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 4 7 4 5 9 29
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 0 3 12 8 28
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 3 3 8 8 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 4 4 3 1 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 4 5 3 17
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 2 4 3 3 16
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 0 3 6 3 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 5 0 3 0 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 3 0 1 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 0 1 2 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 885 850 902 990 920 4547
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 595 583 629 670 715 3192
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 412 534 723 667 582 2918
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 153 155 180 160 195 843
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 103 61 81 60 35 340
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 49 49 38 38 32 206
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 33 35 36 35 38 177
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 23 34 46 35 146
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 23 18 30 38 34 143
(Foreign) INX INDIA 17 10 15 9 19 70
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 18 13 9 3 51
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 10 7 11 8 45
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 6 7 3 7 16 39
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 7 2 9 9 34
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 5 5 2 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 5 3 3 1 4 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 5 1 4 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 3 0 0 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1441 1529 1820 1766 1739 8295
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2326 2379 2722 2756 2659 12842


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