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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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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.) IA IOWA 125 156 136 173 209 799
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 41 82 64 79 135 401
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 56 52 82 68 113 371
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 66 57 57 68 74 322
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 20 39 50 56 74 239
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 31 32 35 39 79 216
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 21 28 46 37 30 162
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 31 29 31 29 141
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 24 20 30 46 132
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 15 17 14 21 26 93
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 15 11 16 12 27 81
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 11 11 18 9 16 65
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 5 7 16 22 51
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 7 15 6 14 8 50
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 15 7 7 15 49
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 11 17 9 6 49
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 14 13 5 6 48
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 7 9 7 21 46
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 7 13 5 6 38
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 8 1 6 6 14 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 6 3 3 10 26
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 2 6 7 7 25
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 10 4 5 24
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 4 4 5 7 23
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 0 4 6 6 5 21
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 6 4 3 19
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 6 7 4 1 19
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 5 2 5 1 6 19
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 4 0 4 5 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 5 7 3 3 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 4 2 1 4 6 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 2 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 3 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 4 5 13
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 4 2 2 3 12
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 3 3 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 523 674 715 755 1037 3704
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 39 37 32 51 61 220
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 22 28 43 40 33 166
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 19 39 28 27 138
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 8 15 38 14 81
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 9 3 15 15 25 67
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 15 19 13 10 60
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 10 11 10 14 59
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 5 12 11 13 47
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 7 13 14 10 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 2 5 6 7 26
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 4 6 6 5 24
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 3 4 4 7 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 6 2 4 3 5 20
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 11 2 3 19
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 3 5 5 1 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 4 9 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 0 2 3 7 15
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 5 6 0 1 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 4 5 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 2 3 3 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 3 2 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 2 1 5 10
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 1 6 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) AFX AFGHANISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 162 167 268 277 279 1153
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 685 841 983 1032 1316 4857


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