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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 398, Optical 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 96 116 113 125 117 567
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 57 45 59 66 82 309
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 17 36 33 42 56 184
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 22 20 24 15 102
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 16 10 29 18 87
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 16 11 8 15 59
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 13 5 11 9 45
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 4 4 12 12 11 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 8 8 8 9 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 7 6 10 8 36
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 7 4 7 8 29
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 7 7 8 27
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 3 7 4 5 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 6 3 2 2 16
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 4 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 3 5 1 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 2 6 12
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 1 3 3 12
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 0 7 0 1 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 2 3 0 10
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 1 2 2 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 3 2 0 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 3 0 0 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 274 328 327 382 392 1703
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 136 146 198 198 251 929
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 67 28 28 45 36 204
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 30 25 29 25 32 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 23 31 25 27 120
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 13 26 42 92
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 19 21 21 12 16 89
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 9 10 17 23 70
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 16 13 14 6 8 57
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 7 10 6 22 50
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 10 7 11 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 2 4 0 4 18
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 5 5 3 1 2 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 2 2 1 6 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 3 1 6 11
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 1 1 5 8
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 5 1 1 1 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 2 2 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 324 306 384 381 505 1900
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 598 634 711 763 897 3603


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