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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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 612 538 722 655 637 3164
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 264 230 356 280 287 1417
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 280 250 270 262 269 1331
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 191 165 216 234 185 991
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 169 128 167 154 138 756
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 144 171 165 139 113 732
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 134 108 143 132 105 622
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 108 85 103 105 79 480
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 73 76 107 97 95 448
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 92 105 79 53 67 396
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 73 65 87 75 73 373
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 55 66 86 84 55 346
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 70 60 64 68 44 306
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 68 55 68 65 49 305
(U.S.) OH OHIO 75 57 61 44 50 287
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 88 53 60 30 21 252
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 71 38 61 40 25 235
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 31 36 50 45 41 203
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 32 43 51 43 29 198
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 38 37 37 25 32 169
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 38 24 28 26 36 152
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 31 19 30 22 34 136
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 32 25 25 22 25 129
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 20 22 28 32 120
(U.S.) UT UTAH 34 10 25 19 13 101
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 23 22 20 20 15 100
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 12 16 25 16 85
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 16 14 16 11 13 70
(U.S.) OR OREGON 15 8 14 11 12 60
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 11 11 11 11 12 56
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 7 9 8 9 41
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 9 6 13 4 8 40
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 12 5 7 6 8 38
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 6 13 12 4 2 37
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 5 6 7 9 8 35
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 8 7 3 6 29
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 8 4 6 6 4 28
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 5 6 4 3 6 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 8 6 0 20
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 5 6 4 1 19
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 4 5 4 2 18
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 3 4 2 5 15
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 2 5 6 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 5 3 1 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 5 2 0 2 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 1 2 5 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 5 3 0 1 10
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2983 2611 3263 2899 2679 14435
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 407 336 417 348 321 1829
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 369 295 362 349 321 1696
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 252 232 263 249 245 1241
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 232 208 223 221 232 1116
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 160 125 170 152 152 759
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 84 66 79 86 88 403
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 73 62 80 70 97 382
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 63 58 59 59 66 305
(Foreign) INX INDIA 44 54 70 54 48 270
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 49 49 48 60 63 269
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 65 44 53 66 38 266
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 52 50 40 53 47 242
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 47 37 51 41 58 234
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 44 35 51 48 46 224
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 47 41 43 49 40 220
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 29 29 35 31 41 165
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 28 22 30 31 31 142
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 23 20 23 27 24 117
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 13 8 18 13 18 70
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 15 14 8 12 65
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 8 7 11 22 14 62
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 10 9 13 11 52
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 16 8 8 11 7 50
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 6 9 7 5 14 41
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 9 10 7 3 7 36
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 7 3 12 7 32
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 6 12 5 4 28
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 2 6 5 10 5 28
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 3 5 5 20
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 6 2 5 3 3 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 1 1 4 3 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 3 4 1 11
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 1 2 2 3 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 3 2 0 3 10
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 0 0 2 6 9
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 3 0 4 1 1 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 2 4 1 0 7
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 2 4 0 0 7
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 2 3 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 2 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA / SERBIA-MONTENEGRO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2190 1872 2236 2139 2100 10537
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 5173 4483 5499 5038 4779 24972


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