                             PATENT COUNTS

                       States and Countries of Origin
                           Calendar Year 1999

    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 2/22/2000.  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 5/2000)

                 U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
                 Information Products Division
                   Technology Assessment and Forecast Branch
                 PK3-Suite 441
                 Washington, DC  20231

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    STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1999 PATENT FILE

    MAIL
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    AL       ALABAMA                 401       62       2         4     469       0
    AK       ALASKA                   53       13       0         0      66       0
    AZ       ARIZONA                1498      118       1         5    1622       0
    AR       ARKANSAS                188       37       0         1     226       0
    CA       CALIFORNIA            16778     1950      81        46   18855      10
    CO       COLORADO               1810      168       0         6    1984       0
    CT       CONNECTICUT            1795      223       0         8    2026       0
    DE       DELAWARE                417       20       1         4     442       2
    FL       FLORIDA                2603      401      30         9    3043       0
    GA       GEORGIA                1321      215       1         8    1545       0
    HI       HAWAII                   83        9       5         0      97       0
    ID       IDAHO                  1222       32       0         7    1261       0
    IL       ILLINOIS               3736      549       5        14    4304       4
    IN       INDIANA                1438      260       1         6    1705       1
    IA       IOWA                    747       69       0         3     819       0
    KS       KANSAS                  433       60       0         1     494       1
    KY       KENTUCKY                452       54       1         1     508       0
    LA       LOUISIANA               483       33       0         3     519       0
    ME       MAINE                   121       24       0         0     145       0
    MD       MARYLAND               1510      116       0         4    1630      12
    MA       MASSACHUSETTS          3523      285       2        12    3822       0
    MI       MICHIGAN               3690      332       2        15    4039       0
    MN       MINNESOTA              2651      243       1         8    2903       0
    MS       MISSISSIPPI             183       35       1         1     220       0
    MO       MISSOURI                930      147       8         1    1086       0
    MT       MONTANA                 126       15       0         1     142       0
    NE       NEBRASKA                191       36       2         0     229       0
    NV       NEVADA                  295       56       0         5     356       0
    NH       NEW HAMPSHIRE           649       40       0         1     690       0
    NJ       NEW JERSEY             3988      367       3         9    4367       5
    NM       NEW MEXICO              338       15       0         3     356       0
    NY       NEW YORK               6107      765      12        13    6897       3
    NC       NORTH CAROLINA         1732      212       1         8    1953       0
    ND       NORTH DAKOTA             68        8       1         0      77       0
    OH       OHIO                   3362      628       3        10    4003       2
    OK       OKLAHOMA                496       48       0         1     545       0
    OR       OREGON                 1097      275      11         3    1386       0
    PA       PENNSYLVANIA           3752      307      10         8    4077       0
    RI       RHODE ISLAND            261       80       0         0     341       0
    SC       SOUTH CAROLINA          562       92       0         1     655       1
    SD       SOUTH DAKOTA             66       12       0         0      78       0
    TN       TENNESSEE               855      155       1         3    1014       4
    TX       TEXAS                  6049      344       5        19    6417       7
    UT       UTAH                    678       62       6         2     748       0
    VT       VERMONT                 340       22       0         1     363       0
    VA       VIRGINIA               1043      102       2         3    1150       2
    WA       WASHINGTON             1827      204       2         5    2038       1
    WV       WEST VIRGINIA           149       15       0         2     166       0
    WI       WISCONSIN              1675      316       0         7    1998       1
    WY       WYOMING                  52        6       0         0      58       0
    DC       DISTRICT OF COLU         55        6       0         2      63       0
    GU       GUAM                      4        0       0         0       4       0
    PR       PUERTO RICO              24        9       0         0      33       0
    US       UNITED STATES             2        2       0         0       4       0
    VI       VIRGIN (U.S.) IS          2        0       0         0       2       0

    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         83911     9654     201       274   94040      56

    COUNTRY
    CODE     STATE/COUNTRY       UTILITY   DESIGN   PLANT   REISSUE  TOTALS    SIRS

    AL       ALBANIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    AD       ANDORRA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    AG       ANTIGUA AND BARB          1        0       0         0       1       0
    AE       ARAB EMIRATES             3        0       0         0       3       0
    AR       ARGENTINA                44        2       0         0      46       0
    AM       ARMENIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    AU       AUSTRALIA               707      113      11         1     832       0
    AT       AUSTRIA                 479       25       0         1     505       0
    AZ       AZERBAIJAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    BS       THE BAHAMAS              10        1       0         0      11       0
    BH       BAHRAIN                   1        1       0         0       2       0
    BB       BARBADOS                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    BY       BELARUS                   5        0       0         0       5       0
    BE       BELGIUM                 648       64       5         0     717       1
    BM       BERMUDA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    BO       BOLIVIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    BR       BRAZIL                   91        7       0         0      98       0
    BG       BULGARIA                  2        1       0         0       3       0
    CA       CANADA                 3226      438       6         8    3678       0
    KY       CAYMAN ISLANDS            1        1       0         0       2       0
    CL       CHILE                    12        0       0         0      12       0
    HK       CHINA,HONG KONG         155      258       0         0     413       0
    CN       CHINA P.REP.             90        9       0         0      99       0
    CO       COLOMBIA                  6        0       0         0       6       0
    CR       COSTA RICA                8        1       2         0      11       0
    HR       CROATIA                  16        0       0         0      16       0
    CU       CUBA                      3        0       0         0       3       0
    CZ       CZECH REPUBLIC           24        1       0         0      25       0
    CS       CZECHOSLOVAKIA            5        0       0         0       5       0
    DK       DENMARK                 487       86      11         4     588       0
    DO       DOMINICAN REPL.           2        1       0         0       3       0
    EC       ECUADOR                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    EG       EGYPT                     3        0       0         0       3       0
    EE       ESTONIA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    FI       FINLAND                 649       45       0         1     695       0
    FR       FRANCE                 3820      253      10        14    4097       0
    DE       GERMANY                9338      485      53        20    9896       0
    GH       GHANA                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    GR       GREECE                   23        1       0         0      24       0
    GT       GUATEMALA                 1        0       0         0       1       0
    HT       HAITI                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    HN       HONDURAS                  2        0       0         0       2       0
    HU       HUNGARY                  39        0       0         0      39       0
    IS       ICELAND                  11        1       0         0      12       0
    IN       INDIA                   112        1       1         0     114       0
    ID       INDONESIA                 5        0       0         0       5       0
    IR       IRAN                      1        0       0         0       1       0
    IE       IRELAND                  94       10       0         0     104       0
    IL       ISRAEL                  743       42       6         1     792       0
    IT       ITALY                  1492      179       1        14    1686       0
    JM       JAMAICA                   1        0       0         0       1       0
    JP       JAPAN                 31105     1310      12        86   32513       2
    JO       JORDAN                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    KZ       KAZAKHSTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    KE       KENYA                     2        0       0         0       2       0
    KW       KUWAIT                   10        3       0         0      13       0
    LV       LATVIA                    3        0       0         0       3       0
    LB       LEBANON                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    LI       LIECHTENSTEIN            15        0       0         0      15       0
    LT       LITHUANIA                 1        1       0         0       2       0
    LU       LUXEMBOURG               22       13       0         0      35       0
    MG       MADAGASCAR                1        0       0         0       1       0
    MY       MALAYSIA                 30        4       0         0      34       0
    MH       MARSHALL ISLANDS          1        0       0         0       1       0
    MU       MAURITIUS                 1        0       0         0       1       0
    MX       MEXICO                   76       17       1         0      94       0
    MD       MOLDOVA, REPUBLI          0        3       0         0       3       0
    MC       MONACO                   13        2       0         0      15       0
    MA       MOROCCO                   2        0       0         0       2       0
    NL       NETHERLANDS            1247       80      65         4    1396       0
    NZ       NEW ZEALAND             114       11       9         0     134       0
    NI       NICARAGUA                 1        0       0         0       1       0
    NF       NORFOLK ISLAND            1        0       0         0       1       0
    NO       NORWAY                  224       21       0         1     246       0
    PA       PANAMA                    1        0       0         0       1       0
    PY       PARAGUAY                  1        0       0         0       1       0
    PE       PERU                      3        0       0         0       3       0
    PH       PHILIPPINES              11        9       1         0      21       0
    PL       POLAND                   19        1       0         0      20       0
    PT       PORTUGAL                  5        1       0         0       6       0
    RO       ROMANIA                   4        0       0         0       4       0
    RU       RUSSIAN FEDERATI        181        4       0         0     185       0
    SM       SAN MARINO                1        0       0         0       1       0
    SA       SAUDI ARABIA             12        1       0         0      13       0
    SG       SINGAPORE               144        8       0         0     152       0
    SK       SLOVAKIA                  5        0       1         0       6       0
    SI       SLOVENIA                 10        3       0         0      13       0
    ZA       SOUTH AFRICA            110       15       1         0     126       1
    KR       SOUTH KOREA            3562      109       2         6    3679       0
    ES       SPAIN                   222       42       1         0     265       0
    SR       SURINAME                  2        0       0         0       2       0
    SE       SWEDEN                 1401      136       1         4    1542       0
    CH       SWITZERLAND            1280      110       0         1    1391       0
    SY       SYRIA                     1        0       0         0       1       0
    TW       TAIWAN                 3693      833       0         0    4526       0
    TH       THAILAND                 20        9       0         0      29       0
    TT       TRINIDAD/TOBAGO           1        0       0         0       1       0
    TR       TURKEY                    4        0       0         0       4       0
    SU       U.S.S.R.                  3        0       0         0       3       0
    UA       UKRAINE                  20        0       0         0      20       0
    GB       UNITED KINGDOM         3572      300      20         8    3900       0
    UY       URUGUAY                   2        2       0         0       4       0
    UZ       UZBEKISTAN                1        0       0         0       1       0
    VE       VENEZUELA                39        0       0         0      39       0
    VN       VIET NAM                  2        0       0         0       2       0
    VG       VIRGIN (BRITISH)          1        2       0         0       3       0
    YU       YUGOSLAVIA                2        1       0         0       3       0
    ZW       ZIMBABWE                  0        1       0         0       1       0

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN             69582     5078     220       174   75054       4
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES         83911     9654     201       274   94040      56
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES          153493    14732     421       448  169094      60

    TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN      (%)     45.3%    34.5%   52.3%     38.8%   44.4%    6.7%
    TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES  (%)     54.7%    65.5%   47.7%     61.2%   55.6%   93.3%
    TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES    (%)    100.0%   100.0%  100.0%    100.0%  100.0%  100.0%

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