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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 716, DP: Design and Analysis of Circuit or Semiconductor Mask (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 236 254 358 251 260 1359
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 31 64 46 79 264
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 44 46 62 40 29 221
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 21 15 39 36 27 138
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 12 9 35 24 37 117
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 20 18 38 26 117
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 7 13 16 17 68
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 3 20 12 14 56
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 4 9 9 13 43
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 8 10 7 9 40
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 6 6 10 3 11 36
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 7 9 5 5 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 6 8 6 3 27
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 4 8 7 2 24
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 3 2 3 2 3 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 1 3 0 1 12
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 1 5 1 3 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 1 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 6 0 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 3 1 4 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 4 1 2 8
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 0 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 3 0 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 446 432 699 512 559 2648
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 131 101 127 136 140 635
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 9 15 29 31 33 117
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 9 13 14 21 34 91
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 8 13 12 23 21 77
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 7 8 20 12 55
(Foreign) INX INDIA 6 3 6 15 12 42
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 5 5 9 16 38
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 6 5 8 5 9 33
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 4 2 7 9 8 30
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 2 4 6 6 25
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 1 4 9 15
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 3 4 1 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 0 3 2 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 3 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 1 2 1 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 198 173 233 292 313 1209
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 644 605 932 804 872 3857


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