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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 532, Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)

( 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 273 246 292 289 347 1447
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 114 109 128 94 92 537
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 77 88 96 98 152 511
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 89 101 89 91 105 475
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 68 96 89 88 87 428
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 34 44 74 87 111 350
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 37 39 48 65 71 260
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 13 62 75 65 41 256
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 41 35 35 52 60 223
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 46 28 33 37 47 191
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 31 36 41 40 40 188
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 36 36 28 39 44 183
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 35 24 49 30 34 172
(U.S.) OH OHIO 21 37 34 23 30 145
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 27 22 30 25 35 139
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 26 24 28 39 134
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 15 25 35 34 23 132
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 21 30 24 27 15 117
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 20 16 18 30 24 108
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 13 18 22 26 91
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 7 18 27 18 82
(U.S.) IA IOWA 17 18 15 14 15 79
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 16 9 21 20 11 77
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 15 19 22 12 74
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 8 18 11 12 57
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 4 6 15 15 46
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 6 7 6 14 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 7 8 6 5 8 34
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 8 7 9 5 34
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 6 7 2 11 30
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 8 5 4 26
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 3 1 7 11 26
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 6 8 6 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 4 2 2 9 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 8 7 19
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 1 6 3 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 3 3 4 2 5 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 3 5 2 3 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 4 1 2 5 13
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 1 0 0 1 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 4 2 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 0 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 3 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1145 1238 1421 1451 1606 6861
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 369 407 504 529 561 2370
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 310 298 354 312 392 1666
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 106 98 108 109 133 554
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 91 94 96 108 131 520
(Foreign) INX INDIA 75 78 92 90 108 443
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 62 54 62 83 73 334
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 52 61 75 79 66 333
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 51 43 72 72 75 313
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 68 55 65 49 75 312
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 39 34 40 53 61 227
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 44 48 53 38 33 216
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 35 33 40 48 32 188
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 17 23 29 47 59 175
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 24 37 26 43 40 170
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 17 18 27 26 35 123
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 16 18 22 20 29 105
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 20 18 17 17 31 103
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 11 16 19 27 23 96
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 9 6 11 5 14 45
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 12 4 8 4 7 35
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 7 6 14 5 35
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 10 5 12 4 33
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 10 12 6 1 4 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 6 11 6 31
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 7 4 6 10 30
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 6 4 10 6 29
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 3 8 5 8 28
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 2 4 8 7 21
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 9 1 3 5 18
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 5 2 5 2 1 15
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 3 5 2 13
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 2 2 4 5 13
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 3 3 2 3 11
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 4 2 1 1 1 9
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 2 5 8
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 3 0 0 2 2 7
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 3 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 0 3 6
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1479 1524 1788 1863 2074 8728
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2624 2762 3209 3314 3680 15589


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