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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 2007 - 2011 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 084, Music

( 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 65 65 61 76 63 330
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 13 13 15 19 12 72
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 10 5 20 16 11 62
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 7 6 17 16 15 61
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 5 11 11 10 14 51
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 6 11 13 11 8 49
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 11 7 8 4 15 45
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 3 5 3 14 13 38
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 4 9 11 6 34
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 3 5 6 12 29
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 3 4 9 6 7 29
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 6 10 2 5 4 27
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 4 9 6 23
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 6 0 7 4 4 21
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 3 4 3 8 2 20
(U.S.) OH OHIO 3 5 5 4 1 18
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 4 2 3 5 3 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 1 1 7 3 5 17
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 0 3 5 4 4 16
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 3 4 7 1 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 1 2 5 2 14
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 2 3 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 2 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 3 1 6 0 11
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 5 2 3 0 11
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 3 3 2 1 1 10
(U.S.) UT UTAH 1 4 3 1 1 10
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 1 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 2 2 3 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 2 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 1 0 1 1 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 2 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 2 1 0 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 2 0 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 0 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 185 198 246 277 230 1136
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 120 146 157 156 123 702
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 22 20 18 22 27 109
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 16 3 17 21 8 65
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 6 10 16 10 47
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 3 12 4 13 6 38
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 2 5 6 13 9 35
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 4 1 5 4 17
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 1 4 4 5 16
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 4 1 3 3 12
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 4 1 2 2 2 11
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 1 1 2 4 3 11
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 5 1 3 1 10
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 4 1 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 0 5 0 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 1 1 5 1 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 4 2 0 1 7
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 4 0 1 6
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 2 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 3 4
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 1 2 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) HNX HONDURAS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 189 224 236 280 216 1145
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 374 422 482 557 446 2281


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