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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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 630 714 987 1044 1291 4666
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 268 287 400 412 515 1882
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 285 307 423 380 453 1848
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 185 251 329 267 310 1342
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 137 187 262 204 275 1065
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 105 153 171 181 201 811
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 113 115 127 120 141 616
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 87 143 117 182 608
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 95 83 123 119 147 567
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 72 85 91 94 157 499
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 49 71 111 101 147 479
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 55 52 117 99 127 450
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 25 41 61 106 102 335
(U.S.) OH OHIO 50 33 59 69 114 325
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 67 41 70 64 79 321
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 43 60 58 71 74 306
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 29 47 70 67 60 273
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 40 40 44 53 79 256
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 46 53 51 69 255
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 34 29 46 48 55 212
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 28 27 36 55 171
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 21 31 35 27 48 162
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 34 21 30 36 35 156
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 32 22 35 25 34 148
(U.S.) UT UTAH 13 18 35 27 27 120
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 15 18 27 23 29 112
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 14 35 18 26 109
(U.S.) OR OREGON 12 14 16 32 28 102
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 13 20 14 30 85
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 15 16 16 22 78
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 12 7 14 16 23 72
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 8 3 16 19 15 61
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 12 8 10 8 19 57
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 5 20 8 11 52
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 6 3 10 11 16 46
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 6 4 13 7 11 41
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 2 8 5 15 35
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 7 4 3 12 31
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 4 11 8 6 31
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 5 5 6 4 10 30
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 2 9 4 7 28
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 3 8 4 8 25
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 5 6 5 7 24
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 3 8 6 5 23
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 3 3 5 7 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 7 2 2 13
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 6 0 4 12
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 3 1 1 6
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2667 2992 4188 4043 5097 18987
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 321 416 527 604 687 2555
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 321 343 502 447 597 2210
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 245 234 359 336 415 1589
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 232 211 344 358 417 1562
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 152 166 205 219 202 944
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 86 90 174 164 184 698
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 97 106 149 147 177 676
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 63 70 107 102 130 472
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 38 53 108 120 151 470
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 66 60 92 97 92 407
(Foreign) INX INDIA 48 51 64 83 111 357
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 41 52 69 81 114 357
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 58 50 55 81 93 337
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 46 54 69 86 73 328
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 38 36 77 75 81 307
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 46 47 73 63 71 300
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 24 36 59 56 107 282
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 31 40 49 49 78 247
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 17 24 37 26 45 149
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 11 14 25 20 22 92
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 17 21 18 21 89
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 7 12 13 25 20 77
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 14 9 19 18 11 71
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 14 14 10 9 9 56
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 7 9 19 8 13 56
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 2 5 14 27 53
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 6 14 11 9 47
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 4 11 9 15 43
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 7 8 7 14 39
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 3 4 8 11 7 33
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 5 7 2 6 5 25
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 6 2 6 5 5 24
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 5 2 7 6 23
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 3 6 11 23
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 3 1 7 4 15
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 4 2 4 5 15
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 7 2 4 1 15
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 2 3 3 6 14
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 1 4 1 3 12
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 3 1 3 2 3 12
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 3 0 2 4 1 10
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 3 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 3 0 2 3 8
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 2 2 3 8
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 1 4 0 2 7
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 3 1 2 1 7
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PYX PARAGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2093 2295 3321 3418 4079 15206
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4760 5287 7509 7461 9176 34193


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