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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 455, Telecommunications

( 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 513 477 563 760 1030 3343
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 147 132 139 191 204 813
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 127 99 102 117 133 578
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 87 94 92 108 135 516
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 85 95 87 116 131 514
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 64 65 74 91 126 420
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 108 61 71 63 85 388
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 58 49 78 81 97 363
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 82 56 59 77 81 355
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 59 42 71 76 88 336
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 44 42 35 49 103 273
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 31 31 46 68 94 270
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 30 39 24 30 49 172
(U.S.) OR OREGON 31 24 25 51 36 167
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 37 24 28 27 45 161
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 34 27 20 34 35 150
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 37 22 22 30 29 140
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 28 15 22 30 33 128
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 10 16 30 18 21 95
(U.S.) IA IOWA 7 11 14 18 15 65
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 14 7 7 14 19 61
(U.S.) OH OHIO 13 4 18 9 11 55
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 6 4 10 13 51
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 10 3 8 16 12 49
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 8 8 7 14 41
(U.S.) UT UTAH 5 6 3 11 6 31
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 3 4 6 19
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 4 2 2 5 18
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 2 5 7 16
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 2 4 1 6 15
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 0 2 6 3 14
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 4 2 1 3 14
(U.S.) ME MAINE 3 0 1 3 5 12
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 0 4 1 3 12
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 1 1 3 9
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 1 0 3 0 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 3 0 0 5
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 0 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) GU GUAM 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1725 1479 1679 2136 2689 9708
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 645 580 534 634 770 3163
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 249 261 310 420 538 1778
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 98 114 121 176 258 767
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 177 143 135 160 150 765
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 109 101 132 133 151 626
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 95 77 72 76 188 508
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 109 85 84 102 107 487
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 51 44 53 76 157 381
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 67 51 43 65 92 318
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 19 19 26 77 129 270
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 32 42 48 47 56 225
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 9 20 39 35 115
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 21 15 25 32 103
(Foreign) INX INDIA 14 10 10 16 24 74
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 14 5 11 28 69
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 11 4 14 16 18 63
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 13 16 11 8 12 60
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 4 11 12 13 18 58
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 11 5 6 12 12 46
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 5 6 5 9 30
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 5 0 6 8 24
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 7 4 1 3 5 20
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 6 1 0 5 6 18
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 4 3 2 5 1 15
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 4 2 8 14
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 2 0 4 4 3 13
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 1 1 1 0 9 12
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 1 2 3 2 11
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 3 1 1 2 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 1 2 0 2 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BOX BOLIVIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1778 1636 1679 2146 2851 10090
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3503 3115 3358 4282 5540 19798


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