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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 183 163 152 260 202 960
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 110 91 168 217 133 719
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 41 56 65 97 91 350
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 28 30 41 65 61 225
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 26 24 39 37 46 172
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 12 23 21 26 31 113
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 12 13 12 28 17 82
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 20 17 11 13 18 79
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 9 5 10 19 16 59
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 7 10 19 7 50
(U.S.) OR OREGON 10 5 6 18 9 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 11 10 3 9 9 42
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 6 5 5 13 8 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 6 8 6 10 5 35
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 6 6 11 4 31
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 6 6 4 10 2 28
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 1 6 9 3 4 23
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 0 1 8 12 23
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 4 3 4 4 8 23
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 4 4 8 4 22
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 6 1 5 5 17
(U.S.) OH OHIO 4 1 0 5 5 15
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 1 1 5 3 12
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 2 1 3 1 10
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 4 1 1 1 8
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 1 3 1 6
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 2 2 1 0 1 6
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 4 0 5
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 0 0 4 0 5
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 1 2 0 2 0 5
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 1 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 0 1 0 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 522 503 587 919 713 3244
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 44 38 47 79 67 275
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 30 29 45 84 61 249
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 18 30 40 57 61 206
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 27 27 17 27 30 128
(Foreign) INX INDIA 12 19 17 33 42 123
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 11 9 18 16 19 73
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 5 7 8 19 14 53
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 11 8 11 15 51
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 4 5 13 11 38
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 5 8 10 6 33
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 2 2 7 9 20
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 4 5 1 10 20
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 2 3 6 8 20
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 10 2 3 3 0 18
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 4 3 2 3 5 17
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 0 4 10 17
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 3 4 2 1 16
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 2 1 5 3 14
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 3 2 3 1 9
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 2 2 1 1 7
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 1 1 1 1 2 6
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 1 0 3 1 6
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 1 1 0 4 6
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 0 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 196 208 242 394 386 1426
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 718 711 829 1313 1099 4670


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