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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 88 130 205 177 162 762
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 40 48 89 108 90 375
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 47 42 56 41 56 242
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 19 20 29 28 30 126
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 16 18 27 26 23 110
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 20 34 20 17 106
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 10 15 23 12 13 73
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 8 8 14 12 23 65
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 8 6 8 6 7 35
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 3 6 6 11 9 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 5 5 7 10 5 32
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 1 5 9 9 5 29
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 7 6 8 25
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 2 6 4 6 20
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 6 3 3 2 4 18
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 2 6 5 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 1 3 5 0 6 15
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 6 6 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 1 3 4 3 14
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 3 0 1 6 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 2 4 3 2 11
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 5 1 2 1 11
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 0 3 4 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 1 4 2 0 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 3 0 1 0 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 0 0 1 2 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 4 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 295 356 554 510 498 2213
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 47 39 66 44 38 234
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 16 24 27 27 110
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 14 10 14 30 28 96
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 9 7 16 18 30 80
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 7 13 12 19 55
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 5 17 11 9 54
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 3 11 6 11 34
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 2 4 7 4 5 22
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 2 2 10 2 18
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 5 7 16
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 0 1 4 5 4 14
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 6 3 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 3 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 3 2 1 2 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 3 3 2 8
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 0 3 1 1 7
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 1 2 0 4 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 0 0 0 3 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 121 110 198 196 206 831
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 416 466 752 706 704 3044


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