                         PATENT COUNTS

                   States and Countries of Origin
                       Calendar Year 1998

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast
(TAF) data base, displays calendar year Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO) patent grants by state and country of origin.  This report
was prepared on 2/22/99.  Separate counts are provided for utility,
design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory invention
registrations (SIRs).  The 'totals' column, as listed in this report,
excludes counts of SIRs.

Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor as displayed on the face of each patent. Patent counts
are broken down by type of patent document issued by the PTO.

Questions regarding this report should be directed to:
(address as of 3/99)

             U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
             Office for Patent and Trademark Information
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STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1998 PATENT FILE

MAIL
CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

AL       ALABAMA                 366       54       2         1     423       0
AK       ALASKA                   63       12       0         0      75       0
AZ       ARIZONA                1514      161       0         3    1678       0
AR       ARKANSAS                144       38       0         1     183       0
CA       CALIFORNIA            15793     1890     112        29   17824       7
CO       COLORADO               1750      161       1         4    1916       0
CT       CONNECTICUT            1798      267       1         5    2071       0
DE       DELAWARE                395       27       0         1     423       2
FL       FLORIDA                2668      413      28         5    3114       2
GA       GEORGIA                1290      199       2         4    1495       1
HI       HAWAII                   84        9       0         0      93       0
ID       IDAHO                   855       33       0        10     898       0
IL       ILLINOIS               3727      633       0         5    4365       1
IN       INDIANA                1372      185       1         2    1560       0
IA       IOWA                    644       75       0         0     719       0
KS       KANSAS                  349       52       0         3     404       0
KY       KENTUCKY                349       53       1         1     404       0
LA       LOUISIANA               485       42      12         3     542       0
ME       MAINE                   123       20       0         1     144       0
MD       MARYLAND               1442      122       4         0    1568       6
MA       MASSACHUSETTS          3413      314       3         5    3735       0
MI       MICHIGAN               3511      295       9        14    3829       0
MN       MINNESOTA              2472      300       1         5    2778       1
MS       MISSISSIPPI             173       24       3         0     200       0
MO       MISSOURI                900      143       4         2    1049       0
MT       MONTANA                 130       19       0         0     149       0
NE       NEBRASKA                204       29       0         0     233       0
NV       NEVADA                  270       59       0         3     332       0
NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           610       37       0         1     648       0
NJ       NEW JERSEY             3770      417       3        10    4200       6
NM       NEW MEXICO              343       20       0         0     363       0
NY       NEW YORK               6319      778       2        15    7114       0
NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1614      218       0         8    1840       2
ND       NORTH DAKOTA             65        4       0         0      69       0
OH       OHIO                   3273      604       4        10    3891       7
OK       OKLAHOMA                488       51       3         0     542       0
OR       OREGON                 1184      347      27         2    1560       0
PA       PENNSYLVANIA           3369      373       5        11    3758       4
RI       RHODE ISLAND            280       77       0         0     357       0
SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          570      105       3         4     682       0
SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             50        7       0         0      57       0
TN       TENNESSEE               783      124       2         3     912       0
TX       TEXAS                  5575      377       7        12    5971       8
UT       UTAH                    666       63       1         1     731       0
VT       VERMONT                 322       20       0         0     342       0
VA       VIRGINIA               1051      104       0         2    1157       6
WA       WASHINGTON             1776      219       2         3    2000       0
WV       WEST VIRGINIA           189       20       1         0     210       1
WI       WISCONSIN              1567      306       1         4    1878       2
WY       WYOMING                  45        4       0         0      49       0
DC       DISTRICT OF COLU         74        9       0         2      85       0
GU       GUAM                      5        0       0         0       5       0
PR       PUERTO RICO              20        1       0         0      21       0
VI       VIRGIN (U.S.) IS          3        0       0         0       3       0
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         80295     9914     245       195   90649      56

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COUNTRY
CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

DZ       ALGERIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0 
AD       ANDORRA                   2        0       0         0       2       0 
AI       ANGUILLA                  1        0       0         0       1       0 
AE       ARAB EMIRATES             1        0       0         0       1       0 
AR       ARGENTINA                43        3       0         0      46       0 
AU       AUSTRALIA               720       95      13         2     830       0 
AT       AUSTRIA                 387       19       0         2     408       0 
BS       THE BAHAMAS              10        0       0         0      10       0 
BY       BELARUS                   7        1       0         0       8       0 
BE       BELGIUM                 693       42      20         0     755       0 
BM       BERMUDA                   2        0       0         0       2       0 
BO       BOLIVIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0 
BR       BRAZIL                   74       14       0         0      88       0 
BG       BULGARIA                  1        3       0         0       4       0 
CA       CANADA                 2974      547       8         7    3536       1 
KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            6        0       0         0       6       0 
CL       CHILE                    16        1       0         0      17       0 
CN       CHINA P.REP.             72       17       0         0      89       0 
CO       COLOMBIA                  4        0       0         0       4       0 
CR       COSTA RICA                1        0       4         0       5       0 
HR       CROATIA                  13        1       0         0      14       0 
CU       CUBA                      5        0       0         0       5       0 
CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC           13        4       0         0      17       0 
CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            9        0       0         0       9       0 
DK       DENMARK                 391       66      40         2     499       0 
EC       ECUADOR                   3        3       0         0       6       0 
EG       EGYPT                     0        1       0         0       1       0 
SV       EL SALVADOR               1        0       0         0       1       0 
FI       FINLAND                 595       34       0         0     629       0 
FR       FRANCE                 3674      282      27         7    3990       1 
DE       GERMANY                9095      409      62        15    9581       0 
GR       GREECE                   16        1       0         0      17       0 
GT       GUATEMALA                 2        0       0         0       2       0 
HN       HONDURAS                  4        0       0         0       4       0 
HK       HONG KONG,S.A.R.        160      212       0         0     372       0 
HU       HUNGARY                  50        2       0         0      52       0 
IS       ICELAND                   7        0       0         0       7       0 
IN       INDIA                    85        7       2         0      94       0 
ID       INDONESIA                 3        7       0         0      10       0 
IE       IRELAND                  74        7       0         0      81       0 
IL       ISRAEL                  754       50      12         4     820       0 
IT       ITALY                  1582      231       1         4    1818       1 
JM       JAMAICA                   1        0       0         0       1       0 
JP       JAPAN                 30841     1207      20        48   32116       3 
JO       JORDAN                    2        1       0         0       3       0 
KZ       KAZAKHSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0 
KE       KENYA                     0        1       0         0       1       0 
KW       KUWAIT                    1        5       0         0       6       0 
LV       LATVIA                    1        0       0         0       1       0 
LB       LEBANON                   3        0       0         0       3       0 
LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            16        0       0         0      16       0 
LT       LITHUANIA                 3        0       0         0       3       0 
LU       LUXEMBOURG               20       26       0         0      46       0 
MY       MALAYSIA                 23       12       0         0      35       0 
MT       MALTA                     1        1       0         0       2       0 
MX       MEXICO                   57       20       0         0      77       0 
MC       MONACO                    7        0       0         0       7       0 
MA       MOROCCO                   1        0       1         0       2       0 
MM       MYANMAR                   1        0       0         0       1       0 
AN       NETH. ANTILLES            1        0       0         0       1       0 
NL       NETHERLANDS            1226       84      71         1    1382       0 
NC       NEW CALEDONIA             0        1       0         0       1       0 
NZ       NEW ZEALAND             114       27       4         0     145       0 
NG       NIGERIA                   2        0       0         0       2       0 
NO       NORWAY                  198       34       0         0     232       0 
PK       PAKISTAN                  2        0       0         0       2       0 
PE       PERU                      5        0       0         0       5       0 
PH       PHILIPPINES               8       11       0         0      19       0 
PL       POLAND                   15        4       0         0      19       0 
PT       PORTUGAL                 11        1       0         0      12       0 
RO       ROMANIA                   3        0       0         0       3       0 
RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATI        189        5       0         0     194       0 
KN       SAINT KITTS AND           2        0       0         0       2       0 
SA       SAUDI ARABIA             14        0       0         0      14       0 
SG       SINGAPORE               120       16       0         0     136       0 
SK       SLOVAKIA                  2        0       0         0       2       0 
SI       SLOVENIA                 18        2       0         0      20       0 
ZA       SOUTH AFRICA            115       11       6         0     132       0 
KR       SOUTH KOREA            3259      103       0         0    3362       0 
ES       SPAIN                   248       60       0         0     308       0 
LK       SRI LANKA                 1        1       0         0       2       0 
SE       SWEDEN                 1225      118       1         2    1346       0 
CH       SWITZERLAND            1278       94       0         1    1373       0 
TW       TAIWAN                 3100      705       0         0    3805       0 
TH       THAILAND                 13        8       0         0      21       0 
TT       TRINIDAD/TOBAGO           1        1       0         0       2       0 
TR       TURKEY                    2        0       0         0       2       0 
TC       TURKS AND CAICOS          1        0       0         0       1       0 
SU       U.S.S.R.                  6        0       0         0       6       0 
UA       UKRAINE                  17        0       0         0      17       0 
GB       UNITED KINGDOM         3464      230      24         8    3726       0 
UY       URUGUAY                   3        0       0         0       3       0 
UZ       UZBEKISTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0 
VE       VENEZUELA                27        2       0         0      29       0 
VG       VIRGIN (BRITISH)          2        1       0         0       3       0 
YU       YUGOSLAVIA                2        2       0         0       4       0 
                                                                                
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             67226     4853     316       103   72498       6 
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         80295     9914     245       195   90649      56 
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          147521    14767     561       298  163147      62 

TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     45.6%    32.9%   56.3%     34.6%   44.4%    9.7%
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     54.4%    67.1%   43.7%     65.4%   55.6%   90.3%
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES    (%)    100.0%   100.0%  100.0%    100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

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