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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 518 481 585 532 484 2600
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 174 164 196 177 144 855
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 160 141 140 101 95 637
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 107 67 104 81 109 468
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 82 56 108 86 80 412
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 65 48 82 86 57 338
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 68 57 56 69 54 304
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 48 60 58 41 48 255
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 33 32 66 45 55 231
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 37 33 45 48 53 216
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 49 42 32 38 36 197
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 38 27 23 34 30 152
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 35 28 35 26 18 142
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 34 26 32 27 21 140
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 22 24 23 23 125
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 21 22 24 24 27 118
(U.S.) OH OHIO 19 23 24 27 25 118
(U.S.) IA IOWA 19 16 33 26 21 115
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 17 26 24 24 111
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 23 16 18 26 20 103
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 15 9 27 28 17 96
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 12 18 19 14 75
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 14 14 12 15 68
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 8 12 17 11 65
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 9 6 16 17 10 58
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 10 7 12 12 49
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 9 9 10 11 49
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 7 21 9 4 48
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 8 4 14 10 9 45
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 5 12 7 32
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 8 3 7 10 3 31
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 8 6 4 7 31
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 3 6 9 7 2 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 7 7 7 3 26
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 10 5 4 2 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 4 6 2 4 22
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 5 3 4 2 20
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 4 2 3 7 3 19
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 3 4 2 4 16
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 3 3 2 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 5 2 2 10
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 2 2 3 3 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 0 6 0 10
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 4 0 2 2 1 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 3 3 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 3 0 0 4 8
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 0 3 2 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1741 1525 1920 1758 1581 8525
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 233 227 312 307 322 1401
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 156 124 155 175 153 763
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 83 76 103 112 71 445
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 78 76 96 82 77 409
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 73 51 93 80 58 355
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 25 50 39 48 182
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 28 32 40 37 32 169
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 30 33 33 28 45 169
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 19 27 32 30 23 131
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 23 17 29 28 27 124
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 29 17 20 32 22 120
(Foreign) INX INDIA 19 23 26 26 20 114
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 23 21 26 23 18 111
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 20 11 30 21 28 110
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 16 31 24 26 108
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 5 12 15 13 21 66
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 14 14 10 13 9 60
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 8 5 13 13 9 48
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 9 8 8 16 47
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 10 7 10 13 46
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 5 9 11 11 9 45
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 7 3 4 8 9 31
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 4 4 8 3 3 22
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 7 1 8 22
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 6 2 3 5 5 21
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 4 4 2 2 4 16
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 4 1 3 5 0 13
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 3 2 3 2 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 5 1 1 11
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 3 1 2 0 6
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 0 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 936 863 1183 1154 1094 5230
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2677 2388 3103 2912 2675 13755


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