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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 716, Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks

( 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 243 263 279 289 348 1422
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 79 41 72 84 80 356
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 34 35 52 71 69 261
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 25 33 62 55 47 222
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 27 26 17 36 21 127
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 23 19 29 26 120
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 15 15 21 12 79
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 15 13 13 11 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 13 6 12 17 16 64
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 15 9 6 13 52
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 10 10 6 7 8 41
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 8 4 5 21
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 2 4 8 5 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 6 2 2 5 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 1 1 1 5 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 1 0 2 2 9
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 2 3 0 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 1 0 2 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 529 507 588 661 683 2968
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 132 123 172 179 204 810
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 32 37 30 45 74 218
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 31 30 35 23 151
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 15 27 16 33 112
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 7 24 24 35 102
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 15 18 21 22 81
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 16 15 13 12 22 78
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 10 15 12 14 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 9 13 12 17 59
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 2 0 3 11 24
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 2 5 9 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 3 1 3 1 17
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 3 3 5 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 1 3 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 1 3 2 2 9
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 3 2 1 7
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 5 7
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 1 0 4 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 296 282 359 391 499 1827
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 825 789 947 1052 1182 4795


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