                             PATENT COUNTS

                       States and Countries of Origin
                           Calendar Year 2000

    This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast
    (TAF) database, displays calendar year U.S. Patent and Trademark
    Office (USPTO) patent grants by state and country of origin.  This
    report was prepared on 2/13/2001.  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 USPTO.

    Questions regarding this report should be directed to:
    (address as of 5/2001)

                 U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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                   Technology Assessment and Forecast Branch
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    STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2000 PATENT FILE

    MAIL
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    AL       ALABAMA                 337       58       0         0     395       0
    AK       ALASKA                   44       13       0         0      57       0
    AZ       ARIZONA                1595      151       1         9    1756       0
    AR       ARKANSAS                215       33       0         0     248       0
    CA       CALIFORNIA            17492     2162     132        58   19844       1
    CO       COLORADO               1850      217       0         8    2075       1
    CT       CONNECTICUT            1826      251       0         9    2086       0
    DE       DELAWARE                395       29       0         2     426       1
    FL       FLORIDA                2603      492      16        14    3125       3
    GA       GEORGIA                1314      214       7         6    1541       2
    HI       HAWAII                   77       14       2         0      93       0
    ID       IDAHO                  1570       36       0         8    1614       0
    IL       ILLINOIS               3833      641       6        22    4502      12
    IN       INDIANA                1428      269       0         4    1701       0
    IA       IOWA                    589       86       0         1     676       0
    KS       KANSAS                  391       82       0         1     474       1
    KY       KENTUCKY                458       56       0         3     517       0
    LA       LOUISIANA               518       54       4         3     579       0
    ME       MAINE                   127       24       0         0     151       0
    MD       MARYLAND               1355      113       1         5    1474       9
    MA       MASSACHUSETTS          3463      362       2        12    3839       2
    MI       MICHIGAN               3724      369       2        14    4109       3
    MN       MINNESOTA              2716      256       2        16    2990       3
    MS       MISSISSIPPI             182       29       0         0     211       0
    MO       MISSOURI                822      140       0         7     969       0
    MT       MONTANA                 114       29       0         1     144       0
    NE       NEBRASKA                230       65       3         0     298       0
    NV       NEVADA                  318       86       0         2     406       0
    NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           626       51       0         2     679       0
    NJ       NEW JERSEY             3889      484       3        18    4394       5
    NM       NEW MEXICO              323       22       0         2     347       0
    NY       NEW YORK               6083      929       3        14    7029       7
    NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1846      340       5         5    2196       1
    ND       NORTH DAKOTA             85       13       0         0      98       0
    OH       OHIO                   3197      809       5         9    4020       8
    OK       OKLAHOMA                542       69       2         3     616       0
    OR       OREGON                 1193      248      18         3    1462       0
    PA       PENNSYLVANIA           3636      343       6        13    3998       5
    RI       RHODE ISLAND            320       65       1         2     388       1
    SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          531       97       0         1     629       0
    SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             86       12       0         0      98       0
    TN       TENNESSEE               781      156       2         3     942      20
    TX       TEXAS                  6323      427       6        29    6785       4
    UT       UTAH                    707       81       0         3     791       0
    VT       VERMONT                 378       38       0         0     416       0
    VA       VIRGINIA               1143      136       0         2    1281       5
    WA       WASHINGTON             1821      213       3        10    2047       1
    WV       WEST VIRGINIA           144       14       0         0     158       0
    WI       WISCONSIN              1685      385       0         7    2077       1
    WY       WYOMING                  55       12       0         0      67       0
    DC       DISTRICT OF COLU         62        3       0         0      65       0
    GU       GUAM                      1        1       0         0       2       0
    PR       PUERTO RICO              26        5       0         0      31       0
    US       UNITED STATES             0        1       0         0       1       0
    VI       VIRGIN (U.S.) IS          3        0       0         0       3       0

    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         85072    11285     232       331   96920      96

    COUNTRY
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    AE       ARAB EMIRATES             2        0       0         0       2       0
    AR       ARGENTINA                54        9       0         0      63       0
    AW       ARUBA                     2        0       0         0       2       0
    AU       AUSTRALIA               704      139      15         1     859       0
    AT       AUSTRIA                 505       30       0         2     537       0
    AZ       AZERBAIJAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    BS       THE BAHAMAS              13        1       0         0      14       0
    BH       BAHRAIN                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    BY       BELARUS                   3        0       0         0       3       0
    BE       BELGIUM                 694       48      12         2     756       0
    BM       BERMUDA                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    BO       BOLIVIA                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    BR       BRAZIL                   98       13       2         0     113       0
    BG       BULGARIA                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    CA       CANADA                 3419      484      10        10    3923       2
    KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            5        2       0         1       8       0
    CL       CHILE                    15        1       0         0      16       0
    HK       CHINA,HONG KONG         179      368       0         1     548       0
    CN       CHINA P.REP.            119       44       0         0     163       0
    CO       COLOMBIA                  8        3       0         0      11       0
    CR       COSTA RICA                7        0       1         0       8       0
    HR       CROATIA                   6        0       0         0       6       0
    CU       CUBA                      3        0       0         0       3       0
    CY       CYPRUS                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC           23       18       0         0      41       0
    CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            9        1       0         0      10       0
    DK       DENMARK                 436       47      24         2     509       0
    DM       DOMINICA                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    DO       DOMINICAN REPL.           3        2       0         0       5       0
    EG       EGYPT                     8        0       0         0       8       0
    EE       ESTONIA                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    FI       FINLAND                 618       30       0         1     649       0
    FR       FRANCE                 3819      338       9         7    4173       0
    DE       GERMANY               10234      505      70        13   10822       0
    GI       GIBRALTAR                 1        0       0         0       1       0
    GR       GREECE                   18        0       0         0      18       0
    GT       GUATEMALA                 2        0       0         0       2       0
    GN       GUINEA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    HN       HONDURAS                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    HU       HUNGARY                  36        2       0         0      38       0
    IS       ICELAND                  17        1       0         0      18       0
    IN       INDIA                   131        0       0         0     131       0
    ID       INDONESIA                 6        8       0         0      14       0
    IE       IRELAND                 123       16       0         0     139       0
    IL       ISRAEL                  783       46       3         4     836       0
    IT       ITALY                  1714      247       2         4    1967       0
    JM       JAMAICA                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    JP       JAPAN                 31296     1498      16       112   32922       2
    KZ       KAZAKHSTAN                4        0       0         0       4       0
    KE       KENYA                     1        2       0         0       3       0
    KW       KUWAIT                    8        0       0         0       8       0
    KG       KYRGYZSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    LV       LATVIA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    LB       LEBANON                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            17        2       0         0      19       0
    LT       LITHUANIA                 0        2       0         0       2       0
    LU       LUXEMBOURG               40       15       0         0      55       0
    MY       MALAYSIA                 42        5       0         0      47       0
    MT       MALTA                     2        0       0         0       2       0
    MX       MEXICO                   76       23       1         0     100       0
    MC       MONACO                   13        2       0         0      15       0
    MA       MOROCCO                   1        1       0         0       2       0
    NA       NAMIBIA                   0        1       0         0       1       0
    AN       NETH. ANTILLES            2        0       0         0       2       0
    NL       NETHERLANDS            1241       66     102         1    1410       0

    Source:  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office/ TAF Data Base               02-13-01

    STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 2000 PATENT FILE                 PAGE 3

    COUNTRY
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    NZ       NEW ZEALAND             107       17      11         1     136       0
    NG       NIGERIA                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    NO       NORWAY                  248       18       0         0     266       0
    PK       PAKISTAN                  5        0       0         0       5       0
    PA       PANAMA                    2        0       0         0       2       0
    PE       PERU                      2        1       0         0       3       0
    PH       PHILIPPINES               2       10       0         0      12       0
    PL       POLAND                   13        0       0         0      13       0
    PT       PORTUGAL                 11        1       0         0      12       0
    PW       PALAU                     0        1       0         0       1       0
    QA       QATAR                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    RO       ROMANIA                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATI        183        1       0         1     185       0
    KN       SAINT KITTS AND           1        0       0         0       1       0
    SA       SAUDI ARABIA             19        0       0         0      19       0
    SG       SINGAPORE               218       24       0         0     242       0
    SK       SLOVAKIA                  4        0       0         0       4       0
    SI       SLOVENIA                 16        2       0         0      18       0
    ZA       SOUTH AFRICA            111       12       0         1     124       1
    KR       SOUTH KOREA            3314      150       1         7    3472       0
    ES       SPAIN                   270       46       1         1     318       0
    LK       SRI LANKA                 1        4       0         0       5       0
    SE       SWEDEN                 1577      160       1         0    1738       0
    CH       SWITZERLAND            1322      132       0         4    1458       0
    SY       SYRIA                     4        0       0         0       4       0
    TW       TAIWAN                 4667     1135       0         4    5806       0
    TH       THAILAND                 15       15       0         0      30       0
    TR       TURKEY                    4        2       0         0       6       0
    TC       TURKS AND CAICOS          1        0       0         0       1       0
    SU       U.S.S.R.                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    UA       UKRAINE                  17        0       0         0      17       0
    GB       UNITED KINGDOM         3667      372      35        13    4087       3
    UY       URUGUAY                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    UZ       UZBEKISTAN                2        0       0         0       2       0
    VE       VENEZUELA                27        5       0         0      32       0
    YU       YUGOSLAVIA                3        1       0         0       4       0

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             72425     6129     316       193   79063       8
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         85072    11285     232       331   96920      96
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          157497    17414     548       524  175983     104

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     46.0%    35.2%   57.7%     36.8%   44.9%    7.7%
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     54.0%    64.8%   42.3%     63.2%   55.1%   92.3%
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES    (%)    100.0%   100.0%  100.0%    100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

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