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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 66 74 82 73 108 403
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 85 91 88 52 52 368
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 16 20 34 43 134
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 11 16 16 22 74
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 13 12 19 16 71
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 14 1 17 12 51
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 7 7 8 9 36
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 5 9 6 4 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 8 8 4 5 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 4 5 2 10 26
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 2 6 5 6 23
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 4 3 5 3 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 5 3 6 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 5 1 2 6 15
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 5 2 4 2 14
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 1 3 3 13
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 2 2 1 1 11
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 1 1 7 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 2 1 2 6
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 2 3 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 247 282 283 268 330 1410
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 21 21 10 22 28 102
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 13 16 29 20 18 96
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 11 15 12 15 64
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 1 7 14 12 42
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 1 5 8 6 11 31
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 4 3 8 9 29
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 6 6 4 5 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 2 5 3 6 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 2 6 9 19
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 5 6 4 2 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 0 2 5 6 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 0 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 4 2 3 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 3 3 1 1 8
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 2 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 4 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 86 79 108 126 143 542
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 333 361 391 394 473 1952


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