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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 725, Interactive Video Distribution 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 53 117 158 207 207 742
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 24 40 46 51 174
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 14 17 28 38 45 142
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 12 29 35 26 32 134
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 13 39 30 33 123
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 16 20 24 56 120
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 11 13 24 27 82
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 10 16 23 23 77
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 17 14 26 69
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 0 9 16 14 45
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 7 10 9 10 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 5 9 5 10 34
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 9 3 6 9 30
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 4 4 11 9 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 1 6 6 6 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 1 7 4 12 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 4 5 4 9 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 2 4 8 17
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 2 5 8 17
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 4 5 4 2 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 1 2 9 14
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 3 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 4 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 1 5 2 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 4 2 4 11
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 1 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 156 299 455 527 631 2068
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 41 99 114 122 121 497
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 13 49 75 90 121 348
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 7 14 19 16 62
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 1 7 8 19 21 56
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 6 11 17 19 56
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 9 7 13 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 5 6 4 12 27
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 4 5 14 24
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 5 3 6 19
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 0 2 4 6 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 4 3 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 6 3 0 3 12
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 3 3 10
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 3 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 3 0 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 3 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 77 195 263 314 376 1225
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 233 494 718 841 1007 3293


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