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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 347 329 586 511 477 2250
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 118 106 169 146 132 671
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 96 100 173 127 99 595
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 78 83 104 85 95 445
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 71 55 110 108 61 405
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 43 62 108 87 94 394
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 40 41 94 82 56 313
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 41 30 74 64 65 274
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 48 34 73 58 49 262
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 26 64 59 42 220
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 13 18 60 44 42 177
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 23 23 37 29 39 151
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 19 17 39 34 27 136
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 25 38 28 15 131
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 13 21 31 31 31 127
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 26 18 22 37 22 125
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 9 25 29 37 24 124
(U.S.) OR OREGON 13 14 21 31 24 103
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 8 10 21 10 16 65
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 3 17 18 6 48
(U.S.) IA IOWA 9 3 9 7 11 39
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 6 11 13 4 38
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 4 7 10 10 3 34
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 2 8 14 7 34
(U.S.) UT UTAH 6 4 3 5 6 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 6 8 1 1 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 4 4 4 8 22
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 7 4 4 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 4 4 2 2 16
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 5 3 2 4 15
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 1 5 4 11
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 4 1 2 1 10
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 2 4 4 0 10
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 0 3 2 2 9
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 2 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 1 1 2 0 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 3 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 0 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1117 1095 1959 1721 1479 7371
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 349 447 802 644 580 2822
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 110 97 215 249 261 932
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 142 118 208 177 142 787
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 86 96 173 109 101 565
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 73 87 133 109 85 487
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 33 49 97 98 114 391
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 34 56 92 94 77 353
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 69 50 97 67 51 334
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 55 65 64 51 44 279
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 27 23 43 32 42 167
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 17 17 31 10 21 96
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 2 6 27 19 19 73
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 15 19 11 4 61
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 4 12 15 13 16 60
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 9 5 18 11 14 57
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 6 15 12 9 45
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 3 8 14 10 35
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 5 3 7 11 5 31
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 8 2 4 11 25
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 8 1 6 5 5 25
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 2 6 5 5 25
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 0 8 7 4 19
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 4 3 1 13
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 2 1 6 1 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 2 2 1 3 10
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 2 4 3 10
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 1 1 1 0 5
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1052 1183 2105 1776 1635 7751
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2169 2278 4064 3497 3114 15122


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