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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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 110 96 116 113 125 560
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 50 57 45 59 66 277
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 44 17 36 33 42 172
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 21 22 20 24 105
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 9 14 16 10 29 78
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 9 9 16 11 8 53
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 6 7 13 5 11 42
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 3 4 4 12 12 35
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 6 5 7 6 10 34
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 4 5 8 8 8 33
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 5 5 3 7 4 24
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 3 7 4 7 24
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 1 3 2 7 7 20
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 3 6 3 2 17
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 3 2 4 3 2 14
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 6 3 1 1 2 13
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 3 0 7 0 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 3 5 1 12
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 3 2 3 11
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 4 1 1 3 10
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 1 2 1 2 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 1 2 1 3 8
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 1 3 0 0 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 3 2 7
(U.S.) OH OHIO 1 1 3 2 0 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 300 274 328 327 382 1611
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 146 136 146 198 198 824
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 62 67 28 28 45 230
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 37 30 25 29 25 146
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 22 14 23 31 25 115
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 19 21 21 12 89
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 24 16 13 14 6 73
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 11 11 9 10 17 58
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 3 8 13 26 51
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 5 7 10 6 34
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 9 3 4 10 7 33
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 7 5 5 3 1 21
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 8 2 4 0 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 0 5 1 1 8
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 2 1 2 2 1 8
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) INX INDIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 348 324 306 384 381 1743
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 648 598 634 711 763 3354


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