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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 716, Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks

( 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 231 243 263 279 289 1305
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 43 79 41 72 84 319
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 21 34 35 52 71 213
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 30 25 33 62 55 205
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 27 26 17 36 142
(U.S.) OR OREGON 37 23 23 19 29 131
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 15 16 15 15 21 82
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 11 14 15 13 13 66
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 9 13 6 12 17 57
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 7 9 15 9 6 46
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 3 10 10 6 7 36
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 4 8 5 24
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 5 6 2 2 20
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 2 2 8 4 17
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 6 2 2 3 4 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 3 1 0 2 8
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 2 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 3 1 1 1 7
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 0 4 1 0 2 7
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 3 1 2 7
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 1 3 0 1 2 7
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 2 3 0 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 1 1 2 1 5
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 1 0 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) UT UTAH 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 470 529 507 588 661 2755
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 125 132 123 172 179 731
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 26 32 37 30 45 170
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 20 32 31 30 35 148
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 23 21 15 27 16 102
(Foreign) INX INDIA 15 12 7 24 24 82
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 17 9 10 15 12 63
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 7 16 15 13 12 63
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 4 5 15 18 21 63
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 7 8 9 13 12 49
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 5 9 3 1 3 21
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 8 2 0 3 16
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 4 0 2 2 5 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 2 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 1 1 3 2 9
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 2 3 3 9
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 1 0 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 1 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 2 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 263 296 282 359 391 1591
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 733 825 789 947 1052 4346


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