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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 530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof

( 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 81 90 167 274 272 884
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 22 30 48 63 64 227
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 37 29 57 41 56 220
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 22 20 21 31 23 117
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 17 26 21 19 97
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 10 9 17 31 23 90
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 13 9 23 14 75
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 12 15 10 18 59
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 4 7 8 12 38
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 13 5 8 4 7 37
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 5 10 7 5 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 4 6 13 5 32
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 5 11 7 7 1 31
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 1 5 11 7 28
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 4 6 5 6 26
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 2 4 8 6 25
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 3 7 5 6 24
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 2 5 9 6 23
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 2 5 1 5 19
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 3 2 7 18
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 3 2 4 4 4 17
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 4 7 2 2 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 2 1 4 3 15
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 4 3 2 2 15
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 1 1 2 6 13
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 4 4 4 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 2 1 4 1 11
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 5 2 0 8
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 3 0 1 4 0 8
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 0 2 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 1 2 1 0 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 300 293 473 616 594 2276
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 34 35 56 60 65 250
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 17 33 32 33 135
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 21 9 28 21 35 114
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 15 23 21 28 103
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 18 22 20 18 90
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 8 5 6 9 13 41
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 4 6 11 11 38
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 6 4 16 5 6 37
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 2 4 5 11 11 33
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 6 7 9 3 6 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 4 6 11 8 31
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 4 7 8 4 26
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 3 7 3 7 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 7 4 7 24
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 5 1 5 4 6 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 4 5 4 3 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 3 4 1 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 1 3 3 4 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 2 2 2 9
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 3 1 2 9
(Foreign) INX INDIA 2 0 2 2 2 8
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 2 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 0 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 3 2 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 165 148 261 248 285 1107
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 465 441 734 864 879 3383


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