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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (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 683 824 1192 1152 1239 5090
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 252 351 418 428 459 1908
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 175 214 257 273 296 1215
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 113 107 175 211 200 806
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 78 107 125 155 178 643
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 96 101 140 138 157 632
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 51 64 92 112 136 455
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 76 53 91 105 86 411
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 39 47 82 82 91 341
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 43 59 72 58 62 294
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 43 43 58 68 63 275
(U.S.) OR OREGON 49 47 60 61 55 272
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 27 40 58 67 79 271
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 32 33 54 69 71 259
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 39 51 55 66 235
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 25 24 36 37 41 163
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 23 30 33 47 140
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 20 25 23 28 36 132
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 23 25 23 30 115
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 19 24 20 28 105
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 24 30 22 14 99
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 17 22 19 15 78
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 13 16 10 16 63
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 13 6 7 13 10 49
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 11 11 17 46
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 4 14 5 11 43
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 6 11 7 10 39
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 3 8 6 7 28
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 4 6 4 7 24
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 7 4 2 6 2 21
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 5 2 5 4 16
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 4 4 3 15
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 9 1 15
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 6 3 2 14
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 2 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 3 1 3 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 2 3 4 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 0 0 1 5 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 1 8 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 2 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 3 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1946 2359 3224 3322 3579 14430
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 327 342 452 438 466 2025
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 68 100 151 171 191 681
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 89 132 115 130 507
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 51 84 80 118 121 454
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 29 43 93 101 113 379
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 27 27 72 78 101 305
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 14 29 57 93 91 284
(Foreign) INX INDIA 21 24 60 73 105 283
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 40 33 64 70 55 262
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 29 31 58 43 61 222
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 15 12 18 32 44 121
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 9 11 22 29 43 114
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 17 30 20 35 111
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 10 21 22 19 83
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 9 12 13 24 65
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 8 15 7 18 55
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 13 12 11 13 54
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 4 7 14 10 35
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 9 13 9 3 34
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 5 10 10 31
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 1 16 8 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 5 5 7 6 25
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 3 4 6 18
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 3 3 3 6 17
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 2 9 3 16
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 3 0 7 16
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 3 4 1 2 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 2 3 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 6 6
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 732 929 1409 1526 1712 6308
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2678 3288 4633 4848 5291 20738


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