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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants,
As Distributed 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 726, Information Security

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to a 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 either by year of patent grant or by year of patent application.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 53 46 119 135 137 490
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 14 29 56 74 180
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 25 25 46 36 44 176
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 8 7 20 25 22 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 10 20 19 27 81
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 7 18 19 22 74
(U.S.) OR OREGON 8 6 28 15 17 74
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 3 11 15 19 49
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 6 12 9 11 43
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 5 7 11 12 40
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 10 5 11 3 32
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 3 11 10 6 31
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 5 8 10 27
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 3 10 5 26
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 5 4 6 2 18
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 7 1 7 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 2 5 3 4 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 0 0 10 7 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 0 1 4 7 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 8 2 16
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 1 4 0 4 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 4 2 2 12
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 3 0 5 8
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 1 3 2 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 1 1 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 1 0 0 2 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 158 171 376 430 465 1600
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 23 19 51 61 84 238
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 11 9 14 22 38 94
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 4 9 13 18 48
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 3 5 6 15 19 48
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 4 11 13 7 38
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 5 10 9 11 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 3 9 7 12 36
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 0 5 7 9 24
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 1 5 7 16
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 3 0 1 6 6 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 4 2 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 3 4 1 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 0 3 4 7
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 3 1 2 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 64 56 129 179 241 669
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 222 227 505 609 706 2269


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