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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 273, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 34 28 37 20 30 149
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 28 22 21 15 16 102
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 10 12 12 10 55
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 7 11 13 10 11 52
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 6 10 10 6 35
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 8 11 7 5 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 5 4 11 3 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 2 5 7 8 29
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 7 3 4 2 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 3 6 6 4 25
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 5 6 1 3 24
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 3 4 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 5 10 3 1 2 21
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 3 5 3 5 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 6 3 2 2 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 7 3 3 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 3 4 4 17
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 1 5 3 4 2 15
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 2 1 2 4 14
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 3 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 4 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 1 3 2 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 4 3 0 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 0 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 2 1 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 3 0 0 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 184 179 200 154 147 864
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 7 7 21 7 10 52
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 9 8 12 6 41
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 10 8 4 6 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 9 11 6 8 36
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 4 3 2 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 38 49 60 50 45 242
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 222 228 260 204 192 1106


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