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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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 187 261 344 747 769 2308
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 123 127 176 358 368 1152
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 52 97 103 256 259 767
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 44 70 128 208 230 680
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 44 62 91 183 197 577
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 35 83 77 172 147 514
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 60 70 70 135 134 469
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 38 49 54 122 140 403
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 37 57 55 112 103 364
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 14 46 45 110 107 322
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 35 35 47 100 88 305
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 35 37 50 92 89 303
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 21 31 38 86 62 238
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 22 30 32 68 67 219
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 31 23 35 73 55 217
(U.S.) OH OHIO 18 26 46 70 43 203
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 16 19 27 57 83 202
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 18 19 24 50 71 182
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 13 14 18 28 33 106
(U.S.) UT UTAH 8 14 18 27 38 105
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 3 5 5 44 39 96
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 8 11 11 20 39 89
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 14 12 9 31 77
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 7 9 14 23 22 75
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 11 10 17 16 59
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 4 10 21 20 58
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 6 8 23 12 52
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 7 7 9 11 17 51
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 7 7 8 11 14 47
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 8 4 13 20 46
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 5 7 8 14 38
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 3 8 8 8 35
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 2 2 18 6 33
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 4 5 9 12 33
(U.S.) IA IOWA 1 4 3 13 10 31
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 3 3 4 7 9 26
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 6 3 3 11 3 26
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 3 5 9 6 23
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 4 2 2 11 2 21
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 0 3 2 7 6 18
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 4 3 7 4 18
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 1 2 2 5 10
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 3 0 1 4 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 1 4 0 1 7
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 2 1 6
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 0 3 2 5
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 1 0 0 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 941 1297 1624 3370 3411 10643
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 115 183 132 184 134 748
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 15 30 36 104 90 275
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 37 41 66 72 232
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 16 31 36 72 63 218
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 13 12 21 28 31 105
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 14 11 9 31 32 97
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 8 10 11 25 21 75
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 5 13 8 19 29 74
(Foreign) INX INDIA 3 9 10 22 24 68
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 5 8 6 21 27 67
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 4 8 6 12 12 42
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 1 8 5 12 13 39
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 5 8 7 10 6 36
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 2 4 9 10 27
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 5 5 5 10 26
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 1 5 13 4 23
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 0 3 3 11 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 0 0 1 9 3 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 5 1 2 4 13
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 3 1 7 12
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 1 1 2 5 11
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 0 1 3 5 11
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 3 4 10
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 3 3 3 9
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 0 1 3 3 8
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 1 3 2 2 8
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 0 2 1 3 7
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 0 1 4 7
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 1 2 0 2 0 5
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 1 2 3
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 235 389 369 681 641 2315
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1176 1686 1993 4051 4052 12958


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