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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 379, Telephonic Communications

( 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 89 112 156 164 226 747
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 81 77 91 145 463
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 70 67 54 89 76 356
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 33 44 69 80 86 312
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 62 53 51 55 55 276
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 19 24 46 53 159
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 20 30 40 56 159
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 19 19 25 33 123
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 27 15 20 28 27 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 18 12 24 22 29 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 9 19 24 33 99
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 11 25 27 26 94
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 7 9 12 17 15 60
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 11 13 11 10 50
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 6 7 7 17 11 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 5 11 12 9 45
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 7 6 7 7 36
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 4 6 7 15 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 6 14 9 33
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 4 4 4 10 26
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 4 7 9 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 6 4 5 1 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 4 6 5 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 8 4 3 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 2 3 6 6 21
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 1 3 4 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 2 1 4 3 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 2 2 5 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 3 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 9 10
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 1 1 2 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 2 0 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 2 0 3 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 2 0 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 537 555 674 833 994 3593
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 39 50 66 63 90 308
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 29 34 51 37 174
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 19 12 21 43 98
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 31 18 12 27 97
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 11 14 26 15 21 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 13 15 14 19 73
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 12 13 11 24 66
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 10 12 8 14 22 66
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 13 11 10 12 54
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 12 5 11 7 3 38
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 6 9 12 36
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 2 1 7 20 31
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 3 6 11 7 28
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 3 4 6 11 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 0 4 12 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 5 4 5 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 1 5 13
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 0 3 2 2 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 2 4 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 0 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 164 225 256 274 401 1320
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 701 780 930 1107 1395 4913


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