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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 800, Multicellular Living Organisms and Unmodified Parts Thereof and Related Processes

( 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.) IA IOWA 96 77 119 152 125 569
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 50 39 56 74 66 285
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 47 38 39 60 56 240
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 23 38 58 41 192
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 23 20 32 31 122
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 17 27 23 27 15 109
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 14 20 27 21 92
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 10 16 23 21 88
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 12 13 21 20 20 86
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 9 9 10 17 15 60
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 8 10 14 13 11 56
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 6 10 8 10 44
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 15 12 7 41
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 5 8 8 12 40
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 11 10 6 0 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 7 8 10 4 31
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 8 10 8 1 29
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 3 7 5 3 24
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 2 7 2 8 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 4 3 3 6 6 22
(U.S.) OR OREGON 4 1 2 4 7 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 2 4 5 5 17
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 3 3 5 2 16
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 2 4 3 4 16
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 1 4 6 0 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 6 1 4 1 1 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 3 2 6 13
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 0 3 3 1 6 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 1 5 1 0 11
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 4 2 5 0 11
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 2 5 9
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 2 2 1 0 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 400 360 507 614 523 2404
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 17 13 45 36 22 133
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 20 20 20 33 39 132
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 25 8 10 15 25 83
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 14 7 11 24 14 70
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 13 9 11 6 9 48
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 8 20 6 3 42
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 7 6 5 6 6 30
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 5 8 8 6 27
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 3 6 4 3 21
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 5 8 1 18
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 4 1 4 6 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 1 6 1 6 15
(Foreign) INX INDIA 5 0 3 1 5 14
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 4 3 3 14
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 1 2 5 1 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 2 4 0 3 10
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 2 3 2 10
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 0 4 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 0 5 2 0 9
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 3 2 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 2 4 0 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 134 98 175 185 162 754
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 534 458 682 799 685 3158


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