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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 084, Music

( 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 37 30 42 65 65 239
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 11 7 18 10 5 51
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 2 12 13 13 43
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 6 9 7 6 33
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 6 3 11 7 33
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 7 2 6 5 11 31
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 5 3 6 6 11 31
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 6 3 5 3 5 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 0 6 10 22
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 3 3 4 4 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 5 5 5 4 1 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 3 6 3 5 17
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 4 1 6 0 17
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 3 0 3 4 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 5 3 1 3 15
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 1 4 2 13
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 2 2 0 3 4 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 2 2 1 5 11
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 1 1 3 3 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 1 2 1 4 10
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 1 1 2 3 9
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 2 1 4 1 1 9
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 1 2 0 3 9
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 0 3 2 2 8
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 3 3 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 2 1 1 3 7
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 2 1 3 7
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 2 1 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 2 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 136 104 148 185 198 771
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 84 78 99 120 146 527
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 13 14 18 22 20 87
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 8 7 5 16 3 39
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 2 4 3 12 25
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 3 8 9 2 1 23
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 2 5 5 6 22
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 3 5 1 2 5 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 4 1 4 1 13
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 1 5 1 4 12
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 2 4 1 12
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 0 5 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 0 2 3 4 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 1 1 1 0 4 7
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 0 3 1 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 2 2 0 4
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 2 1 1 4
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 1 1 0 1 4
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 136 130 168 189 224 847
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 272 234 316 374 422 1618


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