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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 57 61 66 50 65 299
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 39 37 59 24 85 244
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 24 15 14 15 21 89
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 14 12 23 10 9 68
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 14 8 10 6 11 49
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 10 9 5 3 7 34
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 11 8 1 8 33
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 10 11 4 2 29
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 6 5 6 5 29
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 1 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 3 1 5 13
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 1 0 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 1 4 3 0 9
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 2 2 0 5 9
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 1 2 3 2 1 9
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 0 6 1 2 9
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 2 3 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 0 1 0 5
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 0 0 2 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 195 197 232 135 245 1004
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 13 9 12 6 21 61
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 8 5 6 9 8 36
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 4 8 5 11 33
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 3 7 6 13 31
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 5 4 8 5 1 23
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 1 3 1 7 16
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 4 2 1 5 14
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 1 1 4 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 0 5 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 47 37 55 41 85 265
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 242 234 287 176 330 1269


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