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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 725, Interactive Video Distribution Systems

( 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 41 54 46 62 58 261
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 5 5 8 8 13 39
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 4 5 10 36
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 5 2 6 10 11 34
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 8 8 7 5 33
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 3 8 2 7 4 24
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 4 2 1 7 22
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 5 4 7 3 22
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 8 2 5 2 20
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 2 6 8 19
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 1 6 4 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 1 3 1 16
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 3 2 3 2 6 16
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 2 3 4 3 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 5 1 0 2 14
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 5 3 2 3 14
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 3 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 0 3 1 5 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 1 3 0 3 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 3 0 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 114 142 113 149 157 675
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 29 38 29 33 35 164
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 11 8 3 1 7 30
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 0 3 3 8 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 2 2 3 3 15
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 3 2 2 12
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 1 3 2 2 3 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 3 5 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 2 0 3 9
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 0 2 1 2 2 7
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 1 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 57 61 52 55 68 293
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 171 203 165 204 225 968


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