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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 486 487 675 646 694 2988
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 144 159 188 193 194 878
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 95 105 143 119 99 561
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 108 68 126 115 97 514
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 80 95 99 121 110 505
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 59 56 66 73 72 326
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 48 68 83 67 59 325
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 55 57 55 63 72 302
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 45 46 59 73 260
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 53 38 51 59 56 257
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 53 40 50 44 58 245
(U.S.) OH OHIO 25 19 41 48 46 179
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 25 47 46 39 178
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 30 31 45 32 36 174
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 33 40 30 45 171
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 24 45 37 35 165
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 27 23 36 33 36 155
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 20 20 33 38 21 132
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 15 33 33 19 118
(U.S.) IA IOWA 21 23 25 25 14 108
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 17 21 22 23 23 106
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 12 19 26 17 84
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 14 6 17 23 21 81
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 9 18 18 17 77
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 11 18 15 14 69
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 6 14 14 20 63
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 7 10 16 17 61
(U.S.) ME MAINE 7 6 16 10 12 51
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 11 7 13 12 50
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 11 9 14 7 7 48
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 9 9 13 6 41
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 4 5 14 15 40
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 16 7 6 2 35
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 8 9 7 6 33
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 8 5 8 7 32
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 5 9 7 6 29
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 2 6 2 9 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 4 7 6 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 8 2 5 19
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 4 2 3 6 16
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 4 7 0 3 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 3 2 4 13
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 2 3 5 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 0 3 1 5 11
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 2 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1583 1601 2173 2131 2129 9617
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 321 274 404 428 401 1828
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 153 136 201 217 209 916
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 71 87 113 111 110 492
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 58 88 101 99 122 468
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 77 71 90 96 101 435
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 48 61 86 79 85 359
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 32 38 57 79 65 271
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 45 43 44 57 54 243
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 32 54 44 65 221
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 28 31 34 41 40 174
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 23 21 38 47 34 163
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 27 19 35 34 35 150
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 18 17 43 43 28 149
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 22 29 25 30 23 129
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 21 12 31 29 24 117
(Foreign) INX INDIA 20 16 21 19 23 99
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 13 23 15 26 85
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 12 25 15 15 83
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 12 16 18 13 68
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 12 11 15 17 64
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 13 9 12 17 10 61
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 9 14 12 14 10 59
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 8 11 7 7 9 42
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 10 6 9 8 38
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 8 2 6 11 30
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 2 8 7 20
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 1 3 3 2 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 2 1 4 4 1 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 1 4 2 2 10
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 2 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 2 1 3 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 3 0 0 1 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1092 1101 1527 1598 1569 6887
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2675 2702 3700 3729 3698 16504


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