STATE-COUNTRY CODES - 2015 BIBLIOGRAPHIC PATENT DATA EXTRACTS ------------------------------------------------------------- ST_CNTRY_15.TXT 7/13/2016 6:27PM This is a list of U.S. States and Foreign Countries and corresponding codes that appear in the data extract files. Please note that some codes that appear in the data extract files may be missing from this list. Many, but not necessarily all, of the codes missing from this list may be the result of errors and inconsistencies in the files from which the data were extracted. - The format for the entries in the table below is as follows: - Columns 1-3 : State-country code - Columns 5-44 : Name With a limited number of exceptions, U.S. entities are two character values while foreign entities are three character values with the last character being an 'X'. Country names that appear in this table do not imply any expression of opinion by USPTO about the preferred name or the legal status of any country or territory, or of its authorities. Changes in the geographic boundaries or in the legal status of some countries may result in multiple names for the same geographic area. For example, the geographic region defined by the U.S.S.R. (Soviet Union) overlaps the region defined by Russia. Questions about this data table and the data extract files should be directed to: US Patent and Trademark Office Electronic Information Products Division Patent Technology Monitoring Team P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 tel : (571) 272-5600 e-mail: oeip@uspto.gov This table is based on information contained in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office TAF database as of June 27, 2016. AL ALABAMA AK ALASKA AZ ARIZONA AR ARKANSAS CA CALIFORNIA CO COLORADO CT CONNECTICUT DE DELAWARE FL FLORIDA GA GEORGIA HI HAWAII ID IDAHO IL ILLINOIS IN INDIANA IA IOWA KS KANSAS KY KENTUCKY LA LOUISIANA ME MAINE MD MARYLAND MA MASSACHUSETTS MI MICHIGAN MN MINNESOTA MS MISSISSIPPI MO MISSOURI MT MONTANA NE NEBRASKA NV NEVADA NH NEW HAMPSHIRE NJ NEW JERSEY NM NEW MEXICO NY NEW YORK NC NORTH CAROLINA ND NORTH DAKOTA OH OHIO OK OKLAHOMA OR OREGON PA PENNSYLVANIA RI RHODE ISLAND SC SOUTH CAROLINA SD SOUTH DAKOTA TN TENNESSEE TX TEXAS UT UTAH VT VERMONT VA VIRGINIA WA WASHINGTON WV WEST VIRGINIA WI WISCONSIN WY WYOMING DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GU GUAM MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS PR PUERTO RICO AS U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION CZ CANAL ZONE AFX AFGHANISTAN OAX AFRICAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORG(OAPI) ALX ALBANIA DZX ALGERIA ADX ANDORRA AOX ANGOLA AIX ANGUILLA AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA GCX ARAB STATES/GULF CO-OPERATION COUNCIL ARX ARGENTINA AMX ARMENIA AWX ARUBA AUX AUSTRALIA ATX AUSTRIA AZX AZERBAIJAN BSX THE BAHAMAS BHX BAHRAIN BDX BANGLADESH BBX BARBADOS BYX BELARUS BEX BELGIUM BZX BELIZE BXX BENELUX OFFICE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY BJX BENIN BMX BERMUDA BTX BHUTAN BOX BOLIVIA BQX BONAIRE, SINT EUSTATIUS, AND SABA BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BWX BOTSWANA BRX BRAZIL VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM BGX BULGARIA BFX BURKINA FASO BIX BURUNDI KHX CAMBODIA CMX CAMEROON CAX CANADA KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS CFX CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC TDX CHAD CLX CHILE HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CCX COCOS ISLANDS COX COLOMBIA CDX CONGO, DEM. REPUBLIC OF THE CGX CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE CKX COOK ISLANDS CRX COSTA RICA CIX COTE D'IVOIRE HRX CROATIA CUX CUBA CWX CURACAO CYX CYPRUS CZX CZECH REPUBLIC CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA DKX DENMARK DJX DJIBOUTI DMX DOMINICA DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECX ECUADOR EGX EGYPT SVX EL SALVADOR GQX EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERX ERITREA EEX ESTONIA ETX ETHIOPIA EAX EURASIAN PATENT ORGANIZATION QZX EUR. COMMUNITY PLANT VARIETY OFC, CPVO EPX EUROPEAN PATENT OFFICE FKX FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS) FOX FAROE ISLANDS FJX FIJI FIX FINLAND FRX FRANCE GFX FRENCH GUIANA PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA TFX FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES GAX GABON GMX GAMBIA GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) DEX GERMANY GHX GHANA GIX GIBRALTAR GRX GREECE GLX GREENLAND GDX GRENADA GPX GUADELOUPE GTX GUATEMALA GGX GUERNSEY GNX GUINEA GYX GUYANA XHX HAGUE HTX HAITI VAX HOLY SEE HNX HONDURAS HUX HUNGARY ISX ICELAND INX INDIA IDX INDONESIA IBX INTERNATIONAL PATENT INSTITUTE IRX IRAN IQX IRAQ IEX IRELAND IMX ISLE OF MAN ILX ISRAEL ITX ITALY JMX JAMAICA JPX JAPAN JEX JERSEY JOX JORDAN KZX KAZAKHSTAN KEX KENYA KPX KOREA, NORTH KRX KOREA, SOUTH KWX KUWAIT KGX KYRGYZSTAN LAX LAOS LVX LATVIA LBX LEBANON LSX LESOTHO LRX LIBERIA LYX LIBYA LIX LIECHTENSTEIN LTX LITHUANIA LUX LUXEMBOURG MKX MACEDONIA MGX MADAGASCAR MWX MALAWI MYX MALAYSIA MVX MALDIVES MLX MALI MTX MALTA MHX MARSHALL ISLANDS MQX MARTINIQUE MRX MAURITANIA MUX MAURITIUS MXX MEXICO MDX MOLDOVA MCX MONACO MNX MONGOLIA MEX MONTENEGRO MSX MONTSERRAT MAX MOROCCO MZX MOZAMBIQUE MMX MYANMAR NAX NAMIBIA NRX NAURU NPX NEPAL, FED. DEM. REPUBLIC OF NLX NETHERLANDS ANX NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NCX NEW CALEDONIA NZX NEW ZEALAND NIX NICARAGUA NEX NIGER NGX NIGERIA NUX NIUE NFX NORFOLK ISLAND NOX NORWAY EMX OHIM - TRADEMARKS AND DESIGNS OMX OMAN PKX PAKISTAN PWX PALAU PAX PANAMA PGX PAPUA NEW GUINEA PYX PARAGUAY PEX PERU PHX PHILIPPINES PLX POLAND PTX PORTUGAL QAX QATAR REX REUNION ROX ROMANIA RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWX RWANDA BLX SAINT BARTHELEMY KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SHX SAINT HELENA LCX SAINT LUCIA VCX SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES WSX SAMOA SMX SAN MARINO SAX SAUDI ARABIA SNX SENEGAL RSX SERBIA SCX SEYCHELLES SLX SIERRA LEONE SGX SINGAPORE SXX SINT MAARTIN SKX SLOVAKIA SIX SLOVENIA SBX SOLOMON ISLANDS ZAX SOUTH AFRICA GSX SOUTH GEORGIA/SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS ESX SPAIN LKX SRI LANKA SDX SUDAN SRX SURINAME SZX SWAZILAND SEX SWEDEN CHX SWITZERLAND SYX SYRIA TWX TAIWAN TJX TAJIKISTAN TZX TANZANIA THX THAILAND TGX TOGO TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TNX TUNISIA TRX TURKEY TMX TURKMENISTAN TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS UGX UGANDA UAX UKRAINE SUX U.S.S.R. AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES GBX UNITED KINGDOM UYX URUGUAY UZX UZBEKISTAN VUX VANUATU VEX VENEZUELA VNX VIET NAM PSX WEST BANK/GAZA WOX WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION YEX YEMEN YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO ZMX ZAMBIA ZWX ZIMBABWE XPX UNKNOWN FOREIGN COUNTRY