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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 705 695 661 742 707 3510
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 401 464 398 412 476 2151
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 327 336 351 379 401 1794
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 290 315 253 321 304 1483
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 289 264 240 259 269 1321
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 168 212 164 192 188 924
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 149 157 166 211 228 911
(U.S.) OH OHIO 148 188 153 158 146 793
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 132 169 158 158 163 780
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 126 127 140 123 140 656
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 148 133 113 105 120 619
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 101 123 126 106 109 565
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 81 100 97 126 112 516
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 83 106 96 124 102 511
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 84 82 58 75 106 405
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 85 86 72 71 87 401
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 64 54 71 78 104 371
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 62 50 53 44 57 266
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 55 44 54 54 55 262
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 65 46 43 40 57 251
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 50 41 55 36 38 220
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 43 39 32 28 47 189
(U.S.) UT UTAH 39 31 25 39 31 165
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 27 27 34 28 33 149
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 27 34 34 30 23 148
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 23 28 28 28 33 140
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 29 38 22 13 15 117
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 24 16 21 21 98
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 24 17 13 17 26 97
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 13 25 17 11 14 80
(U.S.) OR OREGON 20 11 16 14 17 78
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 9 11 16 18 20 74
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 11 20 8 13 60
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 15 14 7 11 10 57
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 7 18 10 11 54
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 12 12 15 9 54
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 6 8 6 11 7 38
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 9 10 10 3 6 38
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 14 6 4 9 4 37
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 4 9 2 6 7 28
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 2 2 8 11 26
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 4 3 9 4 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 5 6 5 6 24
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 2 6 3 2 9 22
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 6 1 3 6 19
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 4 2 5 4 3 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 2 1 6 14
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 3 4 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 2 0 1 1 7
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 2 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 3976 4187 3877 4174 4370 20584
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 625 612 571 689 628 3125
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 425 468 498 532 543 2466
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 388 404 375 417 408 1992
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 368 386 399 398 385 1936
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 205 217 199 196 215 1032
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 113 120 122 126 123 604
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 88 92 72 95 89 436
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 76 74 81 72 94 397
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 72 76 70 73 54 345
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 56 76 66 54 93 345
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 49 65 48 75 55 292
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 54 59 47 52 46 258
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 52 43 45 42 67 249
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 31 39 44 47 53 214
(Foreign) INX INDIA 15 23 36 45 48 167
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 37 21 11 18 34 121
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 17 24 16 19 27 103
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 21 33 15 12 17 98
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 19 15 15 16 24 89
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 16 20 10 12 13 71
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 12 9 18 13 13 65
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 6 10 8 20 19 63
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 5 16 11 11 16 59
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 14 7 11 12 14 58
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 5 10 6 9 32
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 6 3 4 6 9 28
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 6 7 5 4 5 27
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 3 7 2 3 3 18
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 4 4 4 3 15
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 2 3 3 5 14
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 1 3 4 3 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 3 4 0 3 11
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 5 1 3 2 11
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 5 2 0 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 5 2 2 10
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 3 4 1 2 0 10
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 4 1 0 1 3 9
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 1 0 5 9
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 1 3 3 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 3 2 1 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 2 1 2 3 8
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 3 3 7
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 3 0 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 1 2 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 2 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 2 0 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 3 0 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DZX ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2815 2977 2857 3110 3158 14917
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 6791 7164 6734 7284 7528 35501


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