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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 2000 - 2004 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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (Data Processing)

( 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 120 148 79 77 88 512
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 41 60 38 47 46 232
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 27 32 47 23 40 169
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 20 22 15 5 19 81
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 9 22 14 14 15 74
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 13 15 13 16 68
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 8 11 11 8 10 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 6 13 5 16 8 48
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 9 8 7 1 28
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 5 8 5 28
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 5 7 7 5 3 27
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 2 4 8 19
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 6 2 1 6 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 4 4 2 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 3 3 4 2 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 4 1 0 2 11
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 0 2 3 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 4 2 1 2 10
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 2 2 2 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 2 1 3 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 2 2 0 0 7
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 4 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 3 2 6
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 290 383 274 252 294 1493
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 63 26 33 47 216
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 13 9 9 9 48
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 5 11 4 11 16 47
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 6 2 8 12 31
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 4 5 3 2 14 28
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 6 2 5 3 20
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 3 1 9 3 16
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 4 1 1 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 1 2 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 1 0 3 4 8
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 2 3 0 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 3 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 1 4 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 0 1 2 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 81 124 60 89 121 475
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 371 507 334 341 415 1968


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