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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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 718 652 629 714 985 3698
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 356 279 285 307 422 1649
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 267 259 268 287 399 1480
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 216 233 185 251 329 1214
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 166 153 137 187 262 905
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 142 130 105 153 169 699
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 165 139 113 115 127 659
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 103 105 79 87 144 518
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 106 96 95 83 123 503
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 86 75 72 85 90 408
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 86 84 55 52 116 393
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 67 65 49 71 110 362
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 79 52 67 41 70 309
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 64 68 43 60 58 293
(U.S.) OH OHIO 61 44 50 33 59 247
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 51 43 29 47 70 240
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 61 40 25 41 61 228
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 50 45 40 40 44 219
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 26 36 46 53 189
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 59 30 21 31 34 175
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 22 28 32 29 46 157
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 37 25 32 22 35 151
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 30 22 34 21 30 137
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 25 21 25 28 27 126
(U.S.) UT UTAH 25 19 13 18 35 110
(U.S.) IA IOWA 16 25 16 14 35 106
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 20 20 15 18 27 100
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 11 12 14 16 67
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 16 11 12 8 10 57
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 9 8 9 15 16 57
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 11 11 12 7 14 55
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 6 8 13 20 54
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 7 9 8 5 20 49
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 13 4 8 3 16 44
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 7 3 6 4 13 33
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 12 4 2 4 11 33
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 6 6 4 5 6 27
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 6 3 10 26
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 5 6 2 9 24
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 8 6 0 2 7 23
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 2 5 7 4 22
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 6 4 1 3 8 22
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 3 1 5 6 20
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 2 5 2 8 18
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 5 4 2 3 3 17
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 2 2 3 8 15
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 3 0 1 1 6 11
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 1 0 3 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 3250 2885 2663 2992 4179 15969
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 413 345 321 416 527 2022
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 362 348 321 343 501 1875
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 263 248 245 234 360 1350
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 223 221 232 211 343 1230
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 167 152 152 166 205 842
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 79 86 86 90 174 515
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 80 70 97 106 148 501
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 48 60 63 70 107 348
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 59 58 66 60 92 335
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 53 66 38 53 108 318
(Foreign) INX INDIA 70 54 48 51 64 287
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 51 48 46 47 73 265
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 39 53 46 54 68 260
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 51 41 58 50 55 255
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 42 49 38 36 77 242
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 35 31 41 52 69 228
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 30 31 31 40 49 181
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 23 27 24 36 59 169
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 18 13 17 24 37 109
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 13 11 14 25 72
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 22 14 14 10 71
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 14 7 12 17 20 70
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 7 5 14 9 19 54
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 8 11 7 12 13 51
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 12 7 9 19 50
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 12 5 4 4 11 36
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 7 3 7 6 13 36
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 5 10 5 7 2 29
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 4 3 4 8 20
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 0 3 7 7 19
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 5 2 4 19
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 5 3 3 5 2 18
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 2 6 2 6 16
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 4 1 1 7 2 15
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 3 4 1 2 3 13
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 2 3 1 4 10
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 1 3 1 3 10
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 2 2 3 0 2 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 4 1 0 1 2 8
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 4 0 0 3 1 8
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 0 4 2 8
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 2 3 6
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 1 3 1 5
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 1 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 2 1 0 0 0 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 3 0 3
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PYX PARAGUAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) QAX QATAR 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2227 2132 2093 2295 3313 12060
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 5477 5017 4756 5287 7492 28029


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