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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 209 181 163 152 260 965
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 90 110 91 167 217 675
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 56 41 56 65 97 315
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 28 30 41 66 194
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 28 26 24 39 37 154
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 15 12 23 21 26 97
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 34 20 17 11 13 95
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 12 13 12 28 88
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 9 7 7 10 19 52
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 9 5 10 18 51
(U.S.) OR OREGON 7 10 5 6 18 46
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 11 10 3 9 40
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 7 6 8 6 10 37
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 4 6 6 11 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 6 5 5 13 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 6 6 4 10 26
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 4 4 8 21
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 0 1 6 9 3 19
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 4 3 4 4 18
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 0 6 1 5 17
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 2 0 1 8 15
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 3 2 1 3 13
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 4 1 0 5 13
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 2 1 1 5 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 4 1 1 7
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 0 1 4 6
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 0 0 4 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 2 1 0 6
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 2 0 2 5
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 0 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 563 520 503 586 919 3091
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 66 44 38 47 79 274
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 30 29 45 84 203
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 17 18 30 40 57 162
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 24 27 27 17 27 122
(Foreign) INX INDIA 13 12 19 17 33 94
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 17 11 9 18 16 71
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 11 6 11 8 11 47
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 5 7 8 19 42
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 7 4 5 8 10 34
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 4 5 13 31
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 2 10 2 3 3 20
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 6 3 4 2 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 3 2 1 5 14
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 2 1 2 3 6 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 4 3 2 3 12
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 0 4 5 1 12
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 2 2 7 11
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 2 1 0 4 9
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 3 2 3 8
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 1 0 3 8
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 1 1 1 1 7
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 1 2 2 1 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 200 196 208 242 394 1240
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 763 716 711 828 1313 4331


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