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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing)

( 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 453 661 1212 1173 1355 4854
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 288 488 614 423 498 2311
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 86 110 167 172 173 708
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 76 113 156 170 191 706
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 80 119 169 153 182 703
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 61 77 112 124 144 518
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 43 48 75 91 124 381
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 34 56 92 82 89 353
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 24 24 40 57 53 198
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 26 28 45 52 41 192
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 21 45 51 34 40 191
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 29 46 42 43 186
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 15 24 39 30 65 173
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 16 35 39 44 38 172
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 24 27 41 35 41 168
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 13 28 36 53 138
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 23 21 40 23 118
(U.S.) OR OREGON 20 14 32 29 23 118
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 14 11 25 31 22 103
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 8 29 17 25 85
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 11 9 18 15 22 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 5 16 11 18 58
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 9 11 12 19 57
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 5 11 11 21 56
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 8 10 11 12 43
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 2 7 11 17 37
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 10 6 7 32
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 6 5 5 11 30
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 3 5 5 13 28
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 6 5 6 3 1 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 5 7 2 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 3 3 5 5 20
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 5 7 2 4 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 3 4 1 1 15
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 1 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 3 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 5 1 3 13
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 3 4 5 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 3 1 4 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1401 2041 3186 2967 3408 13003
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 169 238 351 353 446 1557
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 75 138 206 151 166 736
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 58 80 142 145 134 559
(Foreign) INX INDIA 18 42 93 118 139 410
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 33 47 64 69 106 319
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 26 38 73 65 100 302
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 21 37 46 62 99 265
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 21 62 73 86 255
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 23 25 43 45 50 186
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 19 32 32 27 122
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 10 13 19 39 92
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 11 9 15 19 23 77
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 7 11 16 20 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 11 11 6 16 47
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 9 13 4 3 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 8 8 12 31
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 5 3 11 9 31
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 4 11 9 28
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 3 10 7 6 27
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 5 7 7 5 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 6 6 10 25
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 5 6 4 4 22
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 3 7 7 21
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 1 4 2 9 21
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 5 4 4 17
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 8 3 5 16
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 5 10 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 2 0 5 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 501 770 1252 1263 1565 5351
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1902 2811 4438 4230 4973 18354


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