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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 725, Interactive Video Distribution 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 58 47 81 62 52 300
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 12 18 22 12 67
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 13 4 19 14 14 64
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 11 4 17 11 13 56
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 6 15 10 8 49
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 8 12 9 5 41
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 3 16 7 7 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 3 13 6 7 30
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 4 3 12 3 4 26
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 6 2 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 2 6 14 0 25
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 5 4 1 3 21
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 2 2 5 5 5 19
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 3 3 3 2 16
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 4 3 5 1 1 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 3 0 5 3 14
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 3 0 6 4 13
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 1 1 2 5 11
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 0 2 3 1 1 7
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 2 1 1 0 6
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 0 1 1 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 157 119 243 197 154 870
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 35 31 68 39 41 214
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 7 6 13 5 13 44
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 2 6 5 6 21
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 3 1 3 3 5 15
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 2 5 1 3 14
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 3 3 2 2 1 11
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 8 2 0 1 0 11
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 2 0 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 2 0 1 5
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 68 51 109 64 77 369
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 225 170 352 261 231 1239


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