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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 2011 - 2015 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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1173 1354 1457 1710 1714 7408
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 422 497 451 487 402 2259
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 172 172 194 194 228 960
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 153 182 176 220 224 955
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 171 191 192 202 179 935
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 124 144 112 106 106 592
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 91 124 115 135 115 580
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 82 89 101 115 124 511
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 52 40 48 50 87 277
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 42 43 56 67 64 272
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 30 65 54 57 48 254
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 57 53 54 54 33 251
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 34 40 51 62 63 250
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 41 53 61 47 237
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 44 38 46 53 51 232
(U.S.) UT UTAH 36 53 32 48 36 205
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 40 23 22 28 33 146
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 23 32 28 34 146
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 15 22 31 25 36 129
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 31 22 20 28 25 126
(U.S.) OH OHIO 17 25 30 24 28 124
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 12 19 18 20 17 86
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 12 15 15 30 83
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 11 17 14 19 14 75
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 11 18 12 16 13 70
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 11 21 12 15 8 67
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 11 13 10 9 48
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 7 12 9 11 45
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 13 7 6 8 39
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 6 5 8 24
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 3 11 5 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 5 6 1 4 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 2 2 4 2 17
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 5 0 3 4 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 4 2 3 5 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 3 4 4 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 6 4 1 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 2 3 3 1 12
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 3 0 3 3 11
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 2 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 3 4 2 10
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 4 1 2 10
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 3 1 1 4 9
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 1 2 3 0 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 3 1 7
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 1 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2967 3404 3483 3921 3838 17613
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 354 445 351 321 251 1722
(Foreign) INX INDIA 118 139 210 251 258 976
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 151 166 161 201 212 891
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 144 133 143 183 154 757
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 69 106 130 165 149 619
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 62 99 126 138 140 565
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 65 99 91 103 105 463
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 73 86 77 95 77 408
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 45 49 68 53 53 268
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 32 27 30 37 29 155
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 16 20 25 35 31 127
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 39 21 25 19 123
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 19 23 21 33 18 114
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 16 13 18 19 72
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 8 12 14 19 15 68
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 5 17 10 14 53
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 5 10 9 13 14 51
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 11 9 9 10 11 50
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 10 8 11 11 46
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 7 7 8 15 8 45
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 11 9 4 12 7 43
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 9 3 10 9 33
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 4 4 8 7 9 32
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 6 6 2 4 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 5 6 4 5 23
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 4 3 5 2 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 5 3 1 2 14
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 4 3 1 5 1 14
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 5 2 0 5 12
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 3 2 5 11
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 3 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 4 3 2 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 3 0 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FOX FAROE ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1263 1561 1594 1805 1662 7885
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4230 4965 5077 5726 5500 25498



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