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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 212 186 258 336 743 1735
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 113 122 126 174 357 892
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 84 51 96 102 254 587
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 29 43 70 127 208 477
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 48 44 61 86 181 420
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 47 35 83 77 172 414
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 59 60 70 69 134 392
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 39 38 49 50 122 298
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 28 36 57 53 111 285
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 33 35 36 47 100 251
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 40 35 37 48 90 250
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 24 14 46 45 109 238
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 33 21 30 38 85 207
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 33 31 23 35 71 193
(U.S.) OH OHIO 23 18 26 46 69 182
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 14 22 29 32 66 163
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 19 16 20 26 57 138
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 13 18 19 24 50 124
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 13 14 18 27 85
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 8 14 18 27 75
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 9 3 5 5 43 65
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 11 6 9 14 23 63
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 8 11 11 20 54
(U.S.) OR OREGON 6 11 14 12 9 52
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 5 11 10 17 48
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 3 4 10 21 43
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 6 8 23 43
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 8 7 7 9 11 42
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 2 7 7 8 11 35
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 1 8 4 13 33
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 7 4 5 7 8 31
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 8 3 7 8 29
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 5 2 2 18 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 4 2 2 11 26
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 1 4 3 13 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 3 3 4 7 23
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 6 3 3 11 23
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 3 4 5 9 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 3 5 9 18
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 3 0 3 2 7 15
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 4 3 7 14
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 1 4 0 7
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 2 2 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 3 0 1 5
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1011 935 1291 1596 3348 8181
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 127 113 182 130 182 734
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 12 15 30 36 104 197
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 21 16 30 36 72 175
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 14 16 37 41 66 174
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 6 13 12 21 28 80
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 8 14 11 9 31 73
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 8 10 11 25 59
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 5 13 8 19 52
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 3 9 9 22 47
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 6 5 8 5 21 45
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 4 8 6 12 37
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 5 8 7 10 36
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 6 1 8 4 12 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 0 1 5 12 23
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 5 5 5 17
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 2 2 4 9 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 0 1 9 11
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 5 1 2 9
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 0 1 3 2 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 1 0 3 3 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 1 0 1 3 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 3 3 6
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 0 1 3 6
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 1 3 1 6
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 2 0 0 1 5
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 1 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) JEX JERSEY 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 251 233 387 364 678 1913
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1262 1168 1678 1960 4026 10094


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