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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 379, Telephonic 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 133 96 125 117 89 560
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 109 89 122 93 69 482
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 86 63 100 55 62 366
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 75 61 81 76 70 363
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 81 43 53 48 33 258
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 49 37 53 37 27 203
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 42 33 35 29 14 153
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 24 38 23 17 138
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 22 40 20 27 129
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 23 32 21 18 122
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 11 19 26 26 13 95
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 29 13 19 15 7 83
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 27 13 20 11 8 79
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 13 18 20 8 9 68
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 15 12 22 11 5 65
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 15 7 19 3 5 49
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 10 20 5 3 48
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 7 10 7 8 45
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 15 6 7 10 6 44
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 17 7 8 8 3 43
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 11 10 3 4 38
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 7 8 4 3 34
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 3 5 6 4 27
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 6 6 5 5 25
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 3 9 3 2 22
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 2 4 5 4 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 2 6 6 4 20
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 1 3 4 2 14
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 5 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 1 2 8
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 2 4 1 8
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 1 4 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 2 0 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 0 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 0 1 0 0 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 1 1 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 888 650 918 674 537 3667
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 109 84 73 49 39 354
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 54 31 46 24 23 178
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 41 32 42 31 11 157
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 33 18 11 23 12 97
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 18 27 25 17 9 96
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 27 14 17 16 12 86
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 15 11 21 4 10 61
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 22 7 15 10 6 60
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 8 20 7 8 55
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 5 11 3 4 37
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 7 13 6 2 2 30
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 4 12 5 1 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 6 6 7 4 2 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 4 4 5 2 23
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 7 3 3 2 1 16
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 1 1 0 5 14
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 2 2 2 2 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 1 2 4 3 12
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 4 1 4 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 4 2 11
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 3 2 1 10
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 1 3 4 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 0 2 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 1 1 1 1 6
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 0 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 411 282 333 227 164 1417
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1299 932 1251 901 701 5084


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