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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 529 486 487 675 645 2822
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 177 144 159 188 193 861
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 102 95 105 143 119 564
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 81 108 68 126 115 498
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 86 80 95 99 121 481
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 85 59 56 66 73 339
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 41 48 68 83 67 307
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 45 55 57 55 63 275
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 69 53 38 51 59 270
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 48 53 40 50 44 235
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 38 37 45 46 58 224
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 34 30 31 45 32 172
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 21 25 47 46 166
(U.S.) OH OHIO 27 25 19 41 48 160
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 24 24 24 45 37 154
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 23 23 33 40 29 148
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 24 27 23 36 33 143
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 26 20 20 33 38 137
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 26 18 15 33 33 125
(U.S.) IA IOWA 26 21 23 25 25 120
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 28 17 21 22 23 111
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 17 10 12 19 26 84
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 19 14 6 17 23 79
(U.S.) UT UTAH 17 11 11 18 15 72
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 12 15 9 18 18 72
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 11 7 10 16 54
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 9 6 14 14 53
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 12 11 9 14 7 53
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 12 7 11 7 13 50
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 7 6 16 10 43
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 9 4 16 7 6 42
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 10 3 8 9 7 37
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 4 9 9 13 37
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 7 2 5 9 7 30
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 4 2 4 5 14 29
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 2 4 8 5 8 27
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 3 2 4 7 23
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 7 3 2 6 2 20
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 6 0 4 7 0 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 2 8 2 16
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 3 3 1 3 4 14
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 4 2 2 3 2 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 2 1 4 2 3 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 2 0 3 1 10
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 3 1 2 3 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 3 2 0 3 1 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 4 1 2 1 8
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 1 1 2 3 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 1 2 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1756 1583 1601 2173 2128 9241
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 309 321 274 404 426 1734
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 175 153 136 201 216 881
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 109 71 87 113 111 491
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 80 58 88 101 99 426
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 82 77 71 90 96 416
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 39 48 61 86 79 313
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 37 32 38 57 78 242
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 27 45 43 44 58 217
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 26 32 54 44 180
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 30 23 21 38 47 159
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 21 28 31 34 41 155
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 23 18 17 43 43 144
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 28 27 19 35 34 143
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 32 22 29 25 30 138
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 13 21 12 31 29 106
(Foreign) INX INDIA 26 20 16 21 19 102
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 8 16 12 25 15 76
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13 8 13 23 15 72
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 11 9 12 16 18 66
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 13 9 12 17 61
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 13 9 12 11 15 60
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 8 9 14 12 14 57
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 5 5 10 6 9 35
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 8 11 7 7 34
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 3 3 8 2 5 21
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 0 3 2 8 18
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 4 1 3 3 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 2 1 4 4 12
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 1 2 1 3 8
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 3 2 3 0 0 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 1 4 2 8
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 2 3 0 2 1 8
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 1 0 1 1 2 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 2 0 2 1 0 5
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 2 0 2 1 5
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 0 0 1 1 2 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 1 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1152 1092 1101 1527 1594 6466
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2908 2675 2702 3700 3722 15707


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