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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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 60 93 110 96 412
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 50 26 53 50 57 236
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 21 11 33 44 17 126
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 7 17 25 18 21 88
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 9 14 9 14 52
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 3 7 13 9 9 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 3 9 6 7 28
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 7 6 6 3 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 4 5 5 5 25
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 4 10 3 4 22
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 3 4 6 5 21
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 5 2 1 3 18
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 0 2 6 4 5 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 2 3 2 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 4 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 0 2 3 3 9
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 1 2 3 1 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 0 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 3 3 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 1 1 2 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 179 168 292 300 274 1213
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 93 66 162 146 136 603
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 12 23 62 67 173
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 17 47 37 30 152
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 23 12 21 22 14 92
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 8 9 16 19 75
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 4 13 24 16 68
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 10 11 11 41
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 1 10 9 3 29
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 1 8 6 5 24
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 5 7 5 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 1 3 1 8 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 1 3 0 1 9
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 3 1 0 1 6
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 3 1 1 1 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 2 2 1 6
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 2 2 0 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 214 138 323 348 324 1347
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 393 306 615 648 598 2560


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