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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (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 403 394 607 610 680 2694
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 82 106 167 184 250 789
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 136 132 164 128 174 734
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 77 66 121 112 113 489
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 75 53 85 66 96 375
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 54 56 74 60 78 322
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 35 38 76 69 51 269
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 19 27 56 43 76 221
(U.S.) OR OREGON 35 36 49 49 49 218
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 35 36 48 41 43 203
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 32 24 27 31 43 157
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 19 18 29 44 39 149
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 26 18 43 25 27 139
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 21 16 32 27 24 120
(U.S.) UT UTAH 18 19 20 15 14 86
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 13 15 13 25 79
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 10 7 22 18 20 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 9 9 16 10 32 76
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 8 12 23 18 14 75
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 11 13 14 18 9 65
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 15 16 9 13 60
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 1 12 17 7 43
(U.S.) OH OHIO 9 9 10 10 5 43
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 7 3 12 4 8 34
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 2 2 9 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 8 1 4 4 5 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 1 5 3 7 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 2 4 6 2 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 3 5 3 2 1 14
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 2 5 4 13
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 1 4 5 13
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 3 2 2 5 1 13
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 5 3 3 13
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 2 0 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 1 0 2 1 7
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 1 3 0 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 1 0 2 3 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 2 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1193 1149 1778 1667 1940 7727
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 157 170 316 320 327 1290
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 41 35 70 59 68 273
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 30 36 50 51 184
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 24 32 44 41 165
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 29 24 28 34 40 155
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 30 26 28 27 128
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 13 14 22 21 29 99
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 9 18 23 20 29 99
(Foreign) INX INDIA 8 12 10 17 21 68
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 14 13 13 11 9 60
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 6 13 11 9 46
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 5 8 12 15 44
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 3 5 1 14 26
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 3 7 3 7 5 25
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 6 3 6 7 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 2 3 2 7 21
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 3 3 11 21
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 2 4 7 1 16
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 6 4 0 0 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 2 0 3 2 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 0 0 5 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 1 0 2 5
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 369 421 634 672 732 2828
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1562 1570 2412 2339 2672 10555


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