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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 216, Etching a Substrate: Processes

( 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 39 37 36 47 81 240
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 13 7 7 10 12 49
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 11 8 6 12 43
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 3 6 7 14 37
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 7 2 2 6 5 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 7 5 0 2 19
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 3 3 4 13
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 0 2 4 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 1 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 1 1 2 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 3 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 1 1 4 7
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 104 93 86 106 162 551
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 54 73 101 97 372
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 19 15 29 32 122
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 21 10 9 19 21 80
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 5 7 14 17 49
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 8 5 7 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 2 3 5 1 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 3 4 0 1 11
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 0 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 4 2 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 128 104 124 191 190 737
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 232 197 210 297 352 1288


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