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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 101, Printing

( 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 4 5 7 13 7 36
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 6 6 4 20
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 2 3 4 3 19
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 2 4 0 4 7 17
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 3 7 2 2 17
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 7 3 2 3 2 17
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 5 3 2 1 4 15
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 2 1 2 0 5 10
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 2 3 3 1 0 9
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 2 5 0 0 1 8
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 2 1 3 1 8
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 1 0 3 8
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 2 0 3 0 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 4 0 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 1 0 0 2 3 6
(U.S.) OH OHIO 2 1 2 0 1 6
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 3 0 1 1 6
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 2 1 1 1 1 6
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 2 0 1 3
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 2 1 0 0 3
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 0 2 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) OR OREGON 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 56 51 45 51 51 254
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 76 73 58 59 77 343
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 40 34 28 35 29 166
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 2 3 7 9 11 32
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 8 6 5 3 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 5 3 3 2 17
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 3 1 4 17
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 4 3 0 6 1 14
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 3 4 1 3 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 3 2 4 1 11
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 4 0 1 1 4 10
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 0 1 1 6 1 9
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 2 0 1 8
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 3 1 3 0 7
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 5 1 0 0 6
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 0 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 148 149 122 141 142 702
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 204 200 167 192 193 956


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