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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 711, Memory (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 384 346 396 480 487 2093
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 139 124 128 122 232 745
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 87 82 92 68 83 412
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 61 49 77 74 308
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 63 54 64 55 68 304
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 49 51 69 62 66 297
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 39 53 40 61 69 262
(U.S.) OR OREGON 48 52 38 46 56 240
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 46 44 47 41 46 224
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 43 40 38 39 56 216
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 12 28 22 25 98
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 15 10 14 19 25 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 11 9 13 12 54
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 10 12 9 9 51
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 9 10 9 11 46
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 12 6 9 5 9 41
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 11 7 9 12 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 3 8 6 13 35
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 7 4 2 11 32
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 4 8 11 30
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 4 4 9 9 29
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 1 3 5 3 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 5 1 1 3 11
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 2 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 4 4 0 9
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 1 1 3 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 2 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 0 0 0 4 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1056 1012 1088 1184 1407 5747
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 383 299 312 411 491 1896
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 33 53 66 87 100 339
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 43 35 37 65 124 304
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 40 43 43 63 69 258
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 27 31 48 93 216
(Foreign) INX INDIA 28 23 34 35 53 173
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 25 27 30 46 163
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 34 17 35 36 28 150
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 16 17 18 17 83
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 9 13 6 12 31 71
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 6 10 7 5 34
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 7 5 10 5 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 2 4 7 8 28
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 4 5 4 7 2 22
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 2 1 1 7 16
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 2 5 2 4 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 6 4 3 15
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 4 1 6 14
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 1 4 3 3 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 3 4 1 3 13
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 3 3 3 2 0 11
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 2 2 2 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 0 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 3 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 681 591 665 857 1112 3906
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1737 1603 1753 2041 2519 9653


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