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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 50 66 74 82 73 345
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 24 85 91 88 52 340
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 15 21 16 20 34 106
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 10 9 11 16 16 62
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 6 11 13 12 19 61
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 3 7 14 1 17 42
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 6 5 7 7 8 33
(U.S.) OR OREGON 1 9 5 9 6 30
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 4 2 8 8 4 26
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 3 5 4 5 2 19
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 1 5 4 3 5 18
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 0 4 2 6 5 17
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 1 2 5 3 13
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 1 1 5 2 4 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 3 1 5 1 2 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1 2 4 1 3 11
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 0 5 2 2 1 10
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 3 0 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 2 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 1 0 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 0 0 0 2 3 5
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 0 1 2 1 1 5
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 2 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 0 1 1 1 0 3
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 0 1 0 1 3
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 1 1 0 0 2
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 0 0 2 0 0 2
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 135 247 282 283 268 1215
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 6 13 16 29 20 84
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 6 21 21 10 22 80
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 5 11 11 15 12 54
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 9 8 1 7 14 39
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 6 1 5 8 6 26
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 2 5 6 6 4 23
(Foreign) INX INDIA 1 5 4 3 8 21
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 1 7 2 5 3 18
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 5 6 4 15
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 0 2 0 2 6 10
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 0 0 4 2 9
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 2 0 3 3 1 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 0 5 0 2 2 9
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 0 2 0 2 5 9
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 0 2 2 1 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 0 1 2 2 5
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 1 2 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 43 86 79 108 126 442
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 178 333 361 391 394 1657


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