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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 002, Apparel

( 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 45 47 47 33 31 203
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 24 15 18 14 20 91
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 12 21 17 11 89
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 14 17 11 5 70
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 11 17 10 6 54
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 11 13 13 11 3 51
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 11 10 13 7 5 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 12 5 15 8 4 44
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 12 5 8 6 10 41
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 12 7 7 8 4 38
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 9 8 2 5 35
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 7 6 8 3 33
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 5 9 5 10 32
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 9 5 9 4 3 30
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 5 6 6 6 3 26
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 5 7 4 2 22
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 5 6 4 3 2 20
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 7 9 2 1 1 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 3 9 3 0 18
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 5 5 1 2 17
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 4 1 3 3 15
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 4 5 1 2 14
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 3 1 2 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 3 1 1 3 12
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 2 3 1 1 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 3 3 2 0 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 4 1 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 3 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 2 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 3 3 2 0 8
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 0 3 1 1 8
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 3 1 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 4 0 0 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 3 1 0 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 3 0 0 0 4
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 2 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 295 244 294 185 156 1174
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 18 13 15 15 12 73
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 16 16 6 10 71
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 16 23 14 4 12 69
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 14 14 8 9 5 50
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 6 8 2 5 29
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 7 4 6 1 5 23
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 4 2 3 2 20
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 3 2 4 0 15
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 1 4 1 0 3 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 0 2 1 0 6
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 3 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 110 95 86 52 61 404
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 405 339 380 237 217 1578


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