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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)

( 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 261 344 747 769 903 3024
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 127 176 358 368 395 1424
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 97 103 258 259 284 1001
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 70 128 208 230 272 908
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 62 91 183 197 309 842
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 83 77 172 147 168 647
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 70 70 135 135 137 547
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 49 53 122 140 163 527
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 58 55 112 103 117 445
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 35 47 100 88 150 420
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 46 45 110 107 95 403
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 37 50 92 89 90 358
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 27 57 83 119 305
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 31 38 86 62 78 295
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 32 68 67 87 284
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 35 73 55 70 256
(U.S.) OH OHIO 26 46 70 43 67 252
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 19 24 50 71 76 240
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 5 45 40 52 147
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 11 20 39 61 142
(U.S.) UT UTAH 14 18 27 38 44 141
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 14 18 28 33 32 125
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 12 9 31 40 106
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 9 14 23 22 26 94
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 10 21 20 25 80
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 11 10 17 16 26 80
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 4 13 20 26 71
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 8 23 12 17 66
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 7 8 11 14 22 62
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 9 11 17 10 54
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 9 12 19 49
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 7 8 14 14 48
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 18 6 15 43
(U.S.) IA IOWA 4 3 13 10 10 40
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 8 8 8 12 39
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 4 7 9 6 29
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 5 9 6 5 28
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 3 7 4 9 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 2 11 2 9 26
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 11 3 6 26
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 7 6 3 21
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 3 2 6 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 4 0 1 3 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 0 1 4 1 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 3 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1298 1623 3374 3413 4093 13801
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 183 132 184 134 151 784
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 36 103 90 104 363
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 41 66 72 69 285
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 31 36 72 63 70 272
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 9 31 32 42 125
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 21 28 31 28 120
(Foreign) INX INDIA 9 10 22 24 47 112
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 13 8 19 29 33 102
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 8 6 21 27 38 100
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 10 11 25 21 19 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 8 6 12 12 18 56
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 5 12 13 6 44
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 7 10 6 8 39
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 5 5 10 14 39
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 3 3 11 20 37
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 5 13 4 10 33
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 4 9 10 7 32
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 1 7 11 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 9 3 5 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 3 3 6 15
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 1 2 4 3 15
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 5 5 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 3 5 4 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 3 3 4 0 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 2 1 3 3 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 2 6 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 2 2 1 9
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 4 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 3 3 0 7
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 5 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 0 2 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 389 369 680 641 749 2828
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1687 1992 4054 4054 4842 16629


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