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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 585 532 488 487 677 2769
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 196 178 144 159 188 865
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 140 102 95 105 143 585
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 104 81 109 69 126 489
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 108 87 80 95 99 469
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 82 87 59 56 67 351
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 58 41 48 68 83 298
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 66 45 55 57 55 278
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 56 69 54 38 51 268
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 46 48 53 40 51 238
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 32 38 37 45 46 198
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 23 34 30 31 45 163
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 32 27 21 25 47 152
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 23 23 33 40 143
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 26 24 24 24 45 143
(U.S.) OH OHIO 24 27 25 19 41 136
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 24 27 23 36 134
(U.S.) IA IOWA 33 26 21 23 25 128
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 35 26 18 15 33 127
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 18 26 20 20 34 118
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 27 28 17 21 22 115
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 16 17 10 12 19 74
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 18 19 14 6 17 74
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 17 11 11 18 69
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 12 15 9 18 68
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 21 9 4 16 7 57
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 12 12 9 14 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 10 9 6 14 53
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 10 11 7 10 47
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 5 12 7 11 7 42
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 4 7 6 16 39
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 10 3 8 9 37
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 9 7 2 5 9 32
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 2 4 9 9 30
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 4 2 4 8 5 23
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 7 3 2 4 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 7 3 2 6 21
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 5 4 2 4 5 20
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 5 2 2 2 8 19
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 6 0 4 7 17
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 3 4 2 2 3 14
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 4 2 0 3 12
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 3 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 3 1 2 3 12
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 2 1 4 2 11
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 3 2 0 3 8
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 4 1 2 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 1 1 1 4
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1921 1763 1588 1602 2178 9052
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 313 310 322 274 404 1623
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 155 175 153 136 201 820
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 104 112 71 87 114 488
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 94 80 58 88 101 421
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 96 82 77 71 90 416
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 50 39 48 62 86 285
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 40 37 32 38 57 204
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 33 28 45 43 45 194
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 31 24 26 32 54 167
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 32 30 23 21 38 144
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 30 21 28 31 34 144
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 29 28 27 19 35 138
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 20 32 22 29 25 128
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 26 23 18 17 43 127
(Foreign) INX INDIA 26 26 20 16 21 109
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 15 13 21 12 31 92
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 13 9 13 23 71
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 8 16 12 26 70
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 11 9 12 16 59
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 10 13 9 12 11 55
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 7 10 13 9 12 51
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 8 9 14 12 47
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 1 8 11 7 34
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 5 5 10 6 29
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 8 3 3 8 2 24
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 5 0 3 2 13
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 2 4 1 3 12
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 5 1 1 0 3 10
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 3 2 3 0 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 1 2 1 4 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 2 3 0 2 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 5 7
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 0 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 0 2 0 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 2 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1186 1157 1094 1102 1531 6070
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3107 2920 2682 2704 3709 15122


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