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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 532, Organic Compounds (includes Classes 532-570)

( 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 187 182 228 191 273 1061
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 81 84 116 84 114 479
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 72 67 117 85 89 430
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 61 62 103 63 78 367
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 62 41 73 59 68 303
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 50 44 76 61 34 265
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 53 47 59 58 46 263
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 52 39 48 36 37 212
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 48 48 48 27 35 206
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 42 35 44 36 41 198
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 40 19 28 25 36 148
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 18 29 38 25 31 141
(U.S.) OH OHIO 30 22 39 25 21 137
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 18 15 20 25 27 105
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 19 24 19 15 101
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 19 19 16 21 20 95
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 18 23 20 14 17 92
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 19 20 18 14 16 87
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 17 17 17 12 21 84
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 16 9 22 24 12 83
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 19 12 16 16 13 76
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 11 12 10 18 12 63
(U.S.) IA IOWA 8 6 7 15 17 53
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 11 6 10 11 6 44
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 10 6 11 7 8 42
(U.S.) OR OREGON 2 10 12 7 6 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 7 10 6 7 35
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 5 7 5 4 25
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 6 5 5 5 2 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 7 8 2 4 23
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 5 1 4 8 4 22
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 3 5 3 2 21
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 4 4 4 20
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 4 5 1 5 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 5 4 1 3 15
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 1 2 1 5 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 4 3 3 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 2 2 6
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 1 3 0 2 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 0 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1044 939 1292 1028 1146 5449
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 351 316 400 387 369 1823
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 346 279 389 295 310 1619
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 80 88 101 109 91 469
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 84 79 112 87 106 468
(Foreign) INX INDIA 65 61 69 60 75 330
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 47 56 67 46 68 284
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 56 44 66 51 51 268
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 31 37 53 59 62 242
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 36 27 40 58 52 213
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 39 35 33 33 35 175
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 24 24 37 37 44 166
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 27 19 28 26 39 139
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 17 21 33 19 24 114
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 15 15 19 9 20 78
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 12 20 18 17 71
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 9 4 23 8 16 60
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10 5 4 19 17 55
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 13 11 13 7 11 55
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 18 8 6 11 9 52
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 11 5 9 8 12 45
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 9 8 8 4 44
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 7 8 8 3 31
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 1 7 4 5 20
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 3 1 3 2 10 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 7 1 3 14
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 6 0 2 3 2 13
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 2 2 3 13
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 3 1 2 3 12
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 2 2 4 1 0 9
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 3 1 4 8
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 2 6 0 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 5 2 7
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 0 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 2 0 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) AZX AZERBAIJAN 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 3 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1339 1182 1581 1402 1479 6983
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2383 2121 2873 2430 2625 12432


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