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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

PATENT COUNTS BY ORIGIN AND TYPE
CALENDAR YEAR 2015

(01-JAN-2015 to 31-DEC-2015)

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, displays U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent grants by state/territory and country of origin. Separate counts are provided for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
US AL ALABAMA 473 42 2 2 519
US AK ALASKA 40 6 0 0 46
US AZ ARIZONA 2540 194 3 4 2741
US AR ARKANSAS 233 68 6 0 307
US CA CALIFORNIA 40196 3230 103 80 43609
US CO COLORADO 3045 418 1 8 3472
US CT CONNECTICUT 2158 202 0 7 2367
US DE DELAWARE 361 15 0 0 376
US FL FLORIDA 4054 782 58 19 4913
US GA GEORGIA 2465 369 37 3 2874
US HI HAWAII 127 35 4 0 166
US ID IDAHO 865 42 0 2 909
US IL ILLINOIS 5028 805 17 12 5862
US IN INDIANA 2033 239 2 4 2278
US IA IOWA 992 80 0 6 1078
US KS KANSAS 915 86 0 0 1001
US KY KENTUCKY 663 46 5 2 716
US LA LOUISIANA 399 38 8 1 446
US ME MAINE 201 22 0 3 226
US MD MARYLAND 1838 118 6 2 1964
US MA MASSACHUSETTS 6777 442 3 12 7234
US MI MICHIGAN 5561 588 27 8 6184
US MN MINNESOTA 4394 446 2 10 4852
US MS MISSISSIPPI 138 31 5 0 174
US MO MISSOURI 1082 167 0 2 1251
US MT MONTANA 142 26 0 0 168
US NE NEBRASKA 313 23 1 0 337
US NV NEVADA 725 63 0 1 789
US NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 850 73 0 1 924
US NJ NEW JERSEY 4602 416 2 6 5026
US NM NEW MEXICO 427 28 0 0 455
US NY NEW YORK 8464 917 0 10 9391
US NC NORTH CAROLINA 3354 287 5 5 3651
US ND NORTH DAKOTA 118 9 0 0 127
US OH OHIO 3590 689 13 6 4298
US OK OKLAHOMA 532 64 0 1 597
US OR OREGON 2366 368 50 12 2796
US PA PENNSYLVANIA 3825 384 7 9 4225
US RI RHODE ISLAND 324 68 0 1 393
US SC SOUTH CAROLINA 950 107 1 0 1058
US SD SOUTH DAKOTA 113 15 0 0 128
US TN TENNESSEE 1009 109 4 5 1127
US TX TEXAS 9934 608 6 13 10561
US UT UTAH 1404 187 0 4 1595
US VT VERMONT 451 18 0 1 470
US VA VIRGINIA 2057 160 1 4 2222
US WA WASHINGTON 6378 642 12 6 7038
US WV WEST VIRGINIA 127 7 2 0 136
US WI WISCONSIN 2039 520 6 6 2571
US WY WYOMING 110 4 0 0 114
US DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 146 21 0 0 167
US GU GUAM 4 2 0 0 6
US PR PUERTO RICO 30 9 1 0 40
US VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 7 0 0 0 7
US   -- Subtotal -- 140969 14335 400 278 155982
 
FOREIGN DZX ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN ADX ANDORRA 2 3 0 0 5
FOREIGN ARX ARGENTINA 66 5 1 0 72
FOREIGN AMX ARMENIA 8 0 0 0 8
FOREIGN AUX AUSTRALIA 1627 247 41 2 1917
FOREIGN ATX AUSTRIA 1156 104 0 2 1262
FOREIGN AZX AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BSX THE BAHAMAS 2 12 0 0 14
FOREIGN BHX BAHRAIN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BDX BANGLADESH 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BBX BARBADOS 2 3 0 0 5
FOREIGN BYX BELARUS 8 14 1 0 23
FOREIGN BEX BELGIUM 1133 78 13 1 1225
FOREIGN BMX BERMUDA 2 1 0 0 3
FOREIGN BOX BOLIVIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BRX BRAZIL 323 58 0 0 381
FOREIGN VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BGX BULGARIA 31 3 0 0 34
FOREIGN CMX CAMEROON 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN CAX CANADA 6802 673 7 10 7492
FOREIGN KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 12 1 0 0 13
FOREIGN CLX CHILE 75 1 3 0 79
FOREIGN HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 601 189 0 3 793
FOREIGN MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 16 1 0 0 17
FOREIGN CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8116 881 3 4 9004
FOREIGN COX COLOMBIA 33 5 0 0 38
FOREIGN CRX COSTA RICA 8 4 10 0 22
FOREIGN HRX CROATIA 11 3 0 0 14
FOREIGN CUX CUBA 11 0 0 0 11
FOREIGN CYX CYPRUS 9 1 0 0 10
FOREIGN CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 191 13 1 1 206
FOREIGN DKX DENMARK 1012 137 39 2 1190
FOREIGN DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 1 0 0 2
FOREIGN ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN EGX EGYPT 30 0 0 0 30
FOREIGN SVX EL SALVADOR 1 1 0 0 2
FOREIGN EEX ESTONIA 38 5 0 0 43
FOREIGN FOX FAROE ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN FIX FINLAND 1376 100 0 9 1485
FOREIGN FRX FRANCE 6565 420 34 7 7026
FOREIGN PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN DEX GERMANY 16549 1040 141 22 17752
FOREIGN GHX GHANA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN GIX GIBRALTAR 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN GRX GREECE 69 8 0 0 77
FOREIGN GTX GUATEMALA 3 1 0 0 4
FOREIGN GGX GUERNSEY 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN HUX HUNGARY 143 11 3 1 158
FOREIGN ISX ICELAND 51 8 0 0 59
FOREIGN INX INDIA 3355 59 0 1 3415
FOREIGN IDX INDONESIA 20 1 0 0 21
FOREIGN IRX IRAN 27 4 0 0 31
FOREIGN IQX IRAQ 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN IEX IRELAND 473 37 5 0 515
FOREIGN IMX ISLE OF MAN 9 7 0 0 16
FOREIGN ILX ISRAEL 3628 149 26 1 3804
FOREIGN ITX ITALY 2645 425 15 5 3090
FOREIGN JMX JAMAICA 9 0 0 0 9
FOREIGN JPX JAPAN 52409 1878 52 83 54422
FOREIGN JEX JERSEY 10 0 0 0 10
FOREIGN JOX JORDAN 11 0 0 0 11
FOREIGN KZX KAZAKHSTAN 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN KEX KENYA 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17924 2238 1 38 20201
FOREIGN KWX KUWAIT 64 0 0 0 64
FOREIGN LVX LATVIA 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN LBX LEBANON 10 6 0 0 16
FOREIGN LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 29 7 0 0 36
FOREIGN LTX LITHUANIA 12 1 0 0 13
FOREIGN LUX LUXEMBOURG 51 11 0 0 62
FOREIGN MKX MACEDONIA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN MWX MALAWI 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MYX MALAYSIA 256 11 0 0 267
FOREIGN MLX MALI 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MTX MALTA 4 3 0 0 7
FOREIGN MXX MEXICO 172 31 0 0 203
FOREIGN MCX MONACO 17 1 0 0 18
FOREIGN MNX MONGOLIA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN MAX MOROCCO 3 0 0 1 4
FOREIGN NPX NEPAL, FED. DEM. REPUBLIC OF 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN NLX NETHERLANDS 2399 186 200 3 2788
FOREIGN NCX NEW CALEDONIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN NZX NEW ZEALAND 268 58 26 0 352
FOREIGN NIX NICARAGUA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN NOX NORWAY 625 60 1 1 687
FOREIGN OMX OMAN 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN PKX PAKISTAN 16 0 0 0 16
FOREIGN PAX PANAMA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN PYX PARAGUAY 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN PEX PERU 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN PHX PHILIPPINES 42 3 0 0 45
FOREIGN PLX POLAND 200 23 0 0 223
FOREIGN PTX PORTUGAL 56 11 0 0 67
FOREIGN QAX QATAR 6 1 0 1 8
FOREIGN ROX ROMANIA 71 3 0 0 74
FOREIGN RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 440 41 1 1 483
FOREIGN BLX SAINT BARTHELEMY 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN SAX SAUDI ARABIA 360 4 0 0 364
FOREIGN RSX SERBIA 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN SCX SEYCHELLES 1 2 0 0 3
FOREIGN SGX SINGAPORE 966 82 0 0 1048
FOREIGN SKX SLOVAKIA 26 2 0 0 28
FOREIGN SIX SLOVENIA 38 4 0 0 42
FOREIGN ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 166 29 4 0 199
FOREIGN ESX SPAIN 818 88 5 1 912
FOREIGN LKX SRI LANKA 4 3 0 0 7
FOREIGN SEX SWEDEN 2633 225 0 4 2862
FOREIGN CHX SWITZERLAND 2553 283 1 4 2841
FOREIGN SYX SYRIA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN TWX TAIWAN 11690 877 1 7 12575
FOREIGN THX THAILAND 89 20 7 0 116
FOREIGN TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 6 1 0 0 7
FOREIGN TNX TUNISIA 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN TRX TURKEY 116 18 0 2 136
FOREIGN TMX TURKMENISTAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN UAX UKRAINE 61 2 0 1 64
FOREIGN AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 45 11 0 0 56
FOREIGN GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6417 702 32 16 7167
FOREIGN UYX URUGUAY 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN VEX VENEZUELA 22 8 0 0 30
FOREIGN VNX VIET NAM 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN PSX WEST BANK/GAZA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN   -- Subtotal -- 157438 11651 674 234 169997
 
ALL ALL TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 298407 25986 1074 512 325979


The following table displays patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
Count or Percent US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
COUNT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (#) 140969 14335 400 278 155982
COUNT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (#) 157438 11651 674 234 169997
COUNT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (#) 298407 25986 1074 512 325979
PERCENT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (%) 47.2 55.2 37.2 54.3 47.9
PERCENT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (%) 52.8 44.8 62.8 45.7 52.1
PERCENT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


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