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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 107 76 67 65 45 360
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 66 44 51 22 27 210
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 63 33 31 28 28 183
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 38 27 30 32 21 148
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 39 22 14 20 8 103
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 18 20 14 10 86
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 24 16 16 16 7 79
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 13 10 28 12 79
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 18 18 18 10 7 71
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 18 15 12 10 11 66
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 20 8 13 16 8 65
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 14 12 10 14 10 60
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 12 12 10 4 56
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 13 6 11 6 48
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 21 9 7 7 2 46
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 17 4 7 6 5 39
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 9 8 6 4 38
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 4 5 6 24
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 7 7 2 3 24
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 6 1 2 7 22
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 2 3 5 2 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 8 2 2 2 2 16
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 1 1 5 4 16
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 3 1 1 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 1 2 1 13
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 2 3 1 1 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 3 1 0 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 2 2 0 0 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 2 0 0 0 5
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 0 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 607 394 368 354 252 1975
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 57 38 37 32 27 191
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 12 9 7 6 42
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 10 9 6 9 2 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 11 7 6 1 7 32
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 1 5 3 1 16
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 2 2 1 2 13
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 3 1 1 5 1 11
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 1 2 0 1 6
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 119 81 80 69 55 404
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 726 475 448 423 307 2379


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