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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)

( 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 47 136 210 184 260 837
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 29 69 114 122 127 461
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 63 82 51 98 315
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 27 63 59 60 70 279
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 8 23 47 35 83 196
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 8 22 48 44 61 183
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 14 30 44 70 169
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 7 20 28 36 57 148
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 16 38 37 49 147
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 15 39 35 37 138
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 10 22 33 35 36 136
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 12 34 21 30 107
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 10 33 31 23 101
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 10 25 14 46 100
(U.S.) OH OHIO 7 18 23 18 26 92
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 11 14 22 29 81
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 19 13 13 14 65
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 7 18 16 19 62
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 13 18 19 57
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 11 6 10 14 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 4 8 8 14 37
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 6 11 7 9 37
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 3 8 7 6 26
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 2 4 8 11 26
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 5 5 11 24
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 5 9 3 5 23
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 3 2 7 8 21
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 7 3 5 19
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 4 6 3 4 18
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 3 5 3 5 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 7 1 8 17
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 3 8 3 17
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 7 4 2 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 3 3 6 14
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 4 2 3 4 13
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 5 1 4 11
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 2 1 5 2 11
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 6 3 9
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 3 0 3 7
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 3 5
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 257 617 1007 932 1297 4110
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 26 71 129 115 183 524
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 14 14 16 37 89
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 16 22 16 30 86
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 14 12 15 30 77
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 8 8 14 11 43
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 5 6 13 12 39
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 5 7 5 13 31
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 2 5 8 10 26
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 5 6 5 8 25
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 1 6 5 8 21
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 4 4 3 9 20
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 1 7 4 8 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 6 1 8 16
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 1 0 1 5 10
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 5 0 1 9
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 1 5 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 0 0 2 2 5
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 55 158 253 235 388 1089
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 312 775 1260 1167 1685 5199


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