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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 163 152 260 202 253 1030
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 91 168 217 133 179 788
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 56 65 97 91 103 412
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 30 41 65 61 89 286
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 24 39 37 46 86 232
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 23 21 26 31 46 147
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 11 13 18 33 92
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 12 28 17 12 82
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 10 19 16 22 72
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 10 19 7 14 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 6 18 9 10 48
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 6 11 4 15 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 13 8 10 41
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 6 10 5 8 37
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 10 3 9 9 4 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 8 12 12 33
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 9 3 4 8 30
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 4 8 4 6 26
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 4 8 7 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 4 10 2 3 25
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 6 1 5 5 4 21
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 5 3 8 18
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 5 5 4 15
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 1 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 3 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 4 0 3 7
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 5 7
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 4 0 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 3 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 2 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 503 587 919 713 964 3686
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 38 47 79 67 89 320
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 29 45 84 61 83 302
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 40 57 61 95 283
(Foreign) INX INDIA 19 17 34 42 48 160
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 17 27 30 46 147
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 18 16 19 23 85
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 7 8 19 15 27 76
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 8 11 15 20 65
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 13 11 19 52
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 8 10 6 8 37
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 1 10 14 34
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 3 6 8 11 30
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 4 10 10 25
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 2 7 9 4 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 5 3 10 21
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 2 3 5 7 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 2 3 1 4 13
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 4 2 1 2 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 2 1 1 5 11
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 3 1 6 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 3 3 0 2 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 208 242 395 387 548 1780
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 711 829 1314 1100 1512 5466


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