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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 379, Telephonic 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 117 89 112 156 165 639
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 93 69 81 77 91 411
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 76 70 67 54 89 356
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 55 62 53 51 55 276
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 48 33 44 69 80 274
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 17 19 24 46 130
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 26 13 20 30 40 129
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 37 27 19 19 25 127
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 20 27 15 20 28 110
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 18 12 24 22 97
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 29 14 9 19 24 95
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 11 5 11 25 27 79
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 15 7 9 12 17 60
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 10 6 7 7 17 47
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 8 5 11 12 47
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 3 5 11 13 11 43
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 8 9 7 6 7 37
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 7 8 6 4 5 30
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 8 3 4 6 7 28
(U.S.) UT UTAH 4 3 1 6 14 28
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 3 8 4 3 23
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 5 5 3 4 6 23
(U.S.) OH OHIO 6 4 4 4 4 22
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 4 2 3 6 21
(U.S.) OR OREGON 3 4 2 4 7 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 5 4 2 1 4 16
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 2 2 2 2 12
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 2 5 1 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 3 2 3 2 2 12
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 3 1 3 2 3 12
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 4 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1 2 2 2 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 4 1 1 1 2 9
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 1 1 2 1 6
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 1 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 2 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 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 -- 675 537 555 674 834 3275
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 49 39 50 66 63 267
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 24 23 29 34 51 161
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 32 11 14 26 15 98
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 17 9 31 18 12 87
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 23 12 13 15 14 77
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 4 3 19 12 21 59
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 6 12 13 11 52
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 16 12 5 11 7 51
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 8 13 11 10 49
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 10 12 8 14 48
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 4 5 6 9 27
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 5 1 3 6 11 26
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 2 3 4 6 17
(Foreign) INX INDIA 4 1 2 1 7 15
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 5 4 13
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 5 2 2 0 4 13
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 4 2 0 3 3 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 2 2 3 1 10
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 4 0 3 2 10
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 4 2 1 1 2 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 5 0 3 0 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 1 1 0 1 5
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 1 2 0 0 5
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 1 1 2 0 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 2 1 4
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) ADX ANDORRA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 228 164 225 256 274 1147
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 903 701 780 930 1108 4422


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