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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 084, Music

( 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 63 48 39 36 37 223
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 14 9 10 11 58
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 22 7 9 7 6 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 9 5 8 9 3 34
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 8 8 4 7 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 4 8 5 4 5 26
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 9 4 7 1 5 26
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 5 5 7 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 11 5 3 4 0 23
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 7 4 5 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 4 7 4 3 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 5 3 3 3 6 20
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 4 2 0 2 14
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 0 5 2 3 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 3 0 1 6 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 6 2 1 2 13
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 2 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 1 1 2 10
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 1 0 5 10
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 2 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 2 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 2 0 0 2 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 0 0 3 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 4 1 6
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 3 2 0 6
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 1 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 203 156 143 127 136 765
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 112 114 110 90 84 510
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 19 26 13 17 13 88
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 5 11 7 9 8 40
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 13 7 5 10 4 39
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 6 8 4 3 25
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 2 3 4 4 4 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 3 4 3 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 1 1 4 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 2 1 0 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 3 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 3 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 3 0 1 7
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 2 1 1 0 7
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 175 187 162 147 136 807
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 378 343 305 274 272 1572


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