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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 477 563 760 1030 1373 4203
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 132 139 191 204 271 937
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 99 102 117 133 180 631
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 94 92 108 134 200 628
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 95 87 116 131 167 596
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 65 74 91 126 146 502
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 42 35 49 103 214 443
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 49 78 81 98 114 420
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 61 71 63 85 122 402
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 71 76 88 113 390
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 56 59 77 81 102 375
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 46 68 94 105 344
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 24 28 27 45 67 191
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 39 24 30 49 48 190
(U.S.) OR OREGON 24 25 51 36 46 182
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 20 34 35 61 177
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 15 22 30 33 48 148
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 22 22 30 29 44 147
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 30 18 21 19 104
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 7 14 19 25 72
(U.S.) IA IOWA 11 14 18 15 9 67
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 18 9 11 20 62
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 4 10 13 26 59
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 8 16 12 19 58
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 8 7 14 9 46
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 3 11 6 4 30
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 2 2 5 12 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 4 6 6 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 5 7 3 18
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 1 6 4 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 2 1 3 6 16
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 6 3 2 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 4 1 3 4 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 3 0 7 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 5 1 10
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 0 0 2 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1479 1679 2136 2689 3615 11598
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 580 534 634 770 1026 3544
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 261 310 420 538 722 2251
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 114 121 176 258 400 1069
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 143 135 160 150 133 721
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 101 132 133 151 176 693
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 77 72 76 188 225 638
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 85 84 102 107 197 575
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 44 53 76 156 211 540
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 19 26 77 129 260 511
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 51 43 65 93 126 378
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 42 48 47 56 120 313
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 21 15 25 32 43 136
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 20 39 35 27 130
(Foreign) INX INDIA 10 10 16 24 44 104
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 14 5 11 28 43 101
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 16 11 8 12 26 73
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 11 12 13 18 13 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 14 16 18 13 65
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 6 5 9 26 51
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 12 12 14 49
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 0 6 8 14 33
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 4 2 8 16 30
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 1 3 5 17 30
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 5 6 4 16
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 2 5 1 5 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 2 3 2 7 15
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 9 3 14
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 4 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 4 6 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 2 4 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 4 5 9
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 6 7
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1636 1679 2146 2851 3954 12266
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3115 3358 4282 5540 7569 23864


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