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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1998 - 2002 Utility Patent Grants,
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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 781 807 699 778 800 3865
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 275 259 232 273 255 1294
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 177 202 164 170 202 915
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 163 210 166 230 140 909
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 178 181 155 131 111 756
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 89 71 90 82 73 405
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 96 111 69 68 57 401
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 83 66 66 94 60 369
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 87 90 70 59 56 362
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 66 71 51 59 43 290
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 67 58 50 59 47 281
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 59 62 40 47 39 247
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 40 49 37 51 45 222
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 46 42 56 43 31 218
(U.S.) OH OHIO 40 45 21 45 49 200
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 55 35 36 33 19 178
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 29 44 32 27 25 157
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 36 29 28 37 23 153
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 30 33 27 26 28 144
(U.S.) IA IOWA 30 27 13 25 20 115
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 27 21 22 23 21 114
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 22 20 19 24 26 111
(U.S.) UT UTAH 24 18 18 27 20 107
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 21 18 22 20 20 101
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 12 13 19 28 19 91
(U.S.) OR OREGON 23 14 13 12 11 73
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 12 15 7 9 13 56
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 18 8 7 16 6 55
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 8 10 13 11 49
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 10 7 9 7 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 11 12 9 4 5 41
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 7 7 5 13 8 40
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 10 4 7 7 9 37
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 4 7 10 6 37
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 5 5 9 8 36
(U.S.) ME MAINE 10 5 5 2 9 31
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 4 4 9 10 30
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 5 6 3 3 7 24
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 6 7 5 2 23
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 6 2 5 6 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 0 5 6 17
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 5 3 5 2 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 4 3 3 2 15
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 3 5 1 0 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 4 2 3 13
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 4 1 1 13
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2691 2722 2323 2603 2363 12702
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 410 333 283 304 269 1599
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 162 157 155 187 174 835
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 138 132 131 156 142 699
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 98 125 116 132 117 588
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 104 119 102 124 97 546
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 64 64 68 73 45 314
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 52 49 54 59 47 261
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 45 30 26 39 38 178
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 31 28 31 41 45 176
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 35 35 40 29 28 167
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 21 36 32 35 32 156
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 39 25 25 29 31 149
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 15 29 14 32 26 116
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 28 31 14 16 16 105
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 10 11 22 23 79
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 23 26 6 15 5 75
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 21 7 10 15 13 66
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 6 6 10 24 54
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 7 8 6 12 42
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 7 8 10 5 1 31
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 3 8 3 9 4 27
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 6 5 1 8 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 6 0 2 4 6 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 2 2 5 6 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 6 2 2 1 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 3 5 3 14
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 2 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 2 1 5 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 2 0 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 3 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 3 0 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 3 1 0 1 1 6
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DMX DOMINICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1362 1295 1175 1381 1236 6449
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4053 4017 3498 3984 3599 19151


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