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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing)

( 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 418 453 661 1213 1174 3919
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 203 288 488 615 423 2017
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 65 86 110 168 172 601
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 79 80 118 170 153 600
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 81 76 113 158 170 598
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 45 61 77 112 124 419
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 25 34 56 92 82 289
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 26 43 48 75 91 283
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 26 26 28 45 52 177
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 24 21 45 51 34 175
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 11 24 24 41 57 157
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 14 26 29 46 42 157
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 17 16 35 39 44 151
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 16 24 27 41 35 143
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 13 15 24 39 30 121
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 25 11 23 21 40 120
(U.S.) OR OREGON 14 20 14 32 29 109
(U.S.) UT UTAH 11 8 13 28 36 96
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 9 14 11 25 31 90
(U.S.) OH OHIO 12 6 8 29 17 72
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 9 11 9 18 15 62
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 6 6 9 11 12 44
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 8 5 16 11 44
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 5 8 5 11 11 40
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 2 8 10 11 38
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 5 3 6 10 6 30
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 3 6 5 7 3 24
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 4 3 6 5 5 23
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 7 6 3 4 1 21
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 0 2 7 11 21
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 1 5 5 7 20
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 2 2 3 5 5 17
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 4 3 1 4 4 16
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 1 5 7 2 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 4 3 3 5 16
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 3 3 4 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 3 5 1 12
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 1 3 4 11
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 0 1 4 1 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 2 3 1 6
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 1 3 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 1 1 3 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 0 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1208 1401 2040 3194 2968 10811
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 188 169 238 352 353 1300
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 51 75 138 205 151 620
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 46 58 80 142 146 472
(Foreign) INX INDIA 15 18 42 94 117 286
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 35 26 38 73 65 237
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 19 33 47 65 69 233
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 15 13 21 62 73 184
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 10 21 37 46 62 176
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 17 23 25 43 45 153
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 10 12 19 32 32 105
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 13 11 9 16 19 68
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 14 11 10 13 19 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 2 1 7 11 16 37
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 11 11 6 34
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 2 2 9 13 4 30
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 6 1 5 7 7 26
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 2 1 8 8 23
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 1 3 5 3 11 23
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 3 10 7 22
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 3 5 6 4 21
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 4 11 20
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 5 2 2 3 7 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 1 2 6 6 19
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 1 3 5 4 18
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 0 0 8 3 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 5 1 4 2 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 3 2 0 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 476 501 770 1255 1263 4265
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1684 1902 2810 4449 4231 15076


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