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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 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 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 661 743 707 774 611 3496
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 398 412 476 418 264 1968
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 351 379 401 320 191 1642
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 253 321 304 343 281 1502
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 240 259 268 197 169 1133
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 166 211 228 180 144 929
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 164 192 188 176 134 854
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 158 158 163 139 108 726
(U.S.) OH OHIO 153 158 146 104 75 636
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 140 123 140 130 73 606
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 126 105 109 112 92 544
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 97 126 112 120 73 528
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 113 104 120 99 70 506
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 96 124 102 113 68 503
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 71 78 104 84 71 408
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 58 76 106 77 88 405
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 72 71 87 89 55 374
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 53 44 57 70 32 256
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 55 54 55 47 38 249
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 43 39 57 47 31 217
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 55 36 38 54 18 201
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 32 28 47 35 32 174
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 34 28 33 40 38 173
(U.S.) UT UTAH 25 39 31 27 34 156
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 28 28 33 36 23 148
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 34 30 23 29 31 147
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 13 17 26 24 16 96
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 21 20 19 16 92
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 16 18 20 18 11 83
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 14 17 17 14 78
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 22 13 15 12 8 70
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 17 11 14 12 12 66
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 20 8 13 10 6 57
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 19 10 11 7 8 55
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 12 15 9 11 5 52
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 7 11 10 11 9 48
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 9 13 5 32
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 8 11 8 3 32
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 6 11 7 4 3 31
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 3 6 5 5 29
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 3 9 4 5 5 26
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 9 4 4 1 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 1 6 8 3 20
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 6 7 2 2 19
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 4 3 6 1 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 5 6 0 2 18
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 3 6 1 2 13
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 3 4 2 0 9
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 2 2 2 1 8
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 3878 4173 4368 4064 2982 19465
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 571 689 629 504 407 2800
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 498 532 543 475 369 2417
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 375 417 408 388 231 1819
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 399 398 385 342 251 1775
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 199 196 215 210 160 980
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 122 126 123 99 84 554
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 72 95 89 77 73 406
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 81 72 94 91 62 400
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 66 54 93 89 49 351
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 70 73 54 73 47 317
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 48 75 55 48 47 273
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 44 47 53 62 65 271
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 45 42 67 55 44 253
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 47 52 46 51 52 248
(Foreign) INX INDIA 36 46 48 72 44 246
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 16 19 27 29 29 120
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 11 18 34 26 28 117
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 8 20 19 24 23 94
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 16 24 22 16 93
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 15 12 17 15 13 72
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 11 11 16 16 16 70
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 18 13 13 11 9 64
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 11 12 14 11 6 54
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 12 13 7 3 45
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 10 6 9 6 9 40
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 4 6 9 8 6 33
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 5 4 5 7 1 22
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 2 2 4 8 21
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 4 3 5 4 20
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 5 2 0 9 2 18
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 3 9 1 17
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 3 3 5 3 1 15
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 3 4 3 2 2 14
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 1 4 4 14
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 3 2 6 0 12
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 3 3 1 2 11
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 2 1 1 3 3 10
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 3 3 2 0 9
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 3 3 1 0 2 9
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 5 1 1 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 2 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 0 2 1 6
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 1 2 1 5
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 3 0 0 4
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REP. OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2857 3111 3159 2887 2187 14201
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 6735 7284 7527 6951 5169 33666


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