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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (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 618 683 824 1189 1152 4466
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 187 252 351 415 428 1633
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 128 175 214 257 274 1048
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 114 113 107 175 211 720
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 66 96 101 140 138 541
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 60 78 107 125 155 525
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 69 51 64 92 112 388
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 44 76 53 91 106 370
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 44 39 47 82 82 294
(U.S.) OR OREGON 49 49 47 60 61 266
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 31 43 59 72 58 263
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 41 43 43 58 68 253
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 25 27 40 58 67 217
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 10 32 33 54 69 198
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 27 24 39 51 55 196
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 13 25 24 36 37 135
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 18 20 25 23 28 114
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 17 7 23 31 33 111
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 18 9 24 30 22 103
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 18 14 23 25 23 103
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 14 19 24 20 92
(U.S.) OH OHIO 10 5 17 22 19 73
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 4 8 13 16 10 51
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 13 6 7 13 48
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 6 2 5 11 11 35
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 2 9 4 14 5 34
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 4 5 6 11 7 33
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 5 4 3 8 6 26
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 3 7 4 2 6 22
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 3 3 4 6 4 20
(U.S.) IA IOWA 2 1 3 1 9 16
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 2 3 2 3 4 14
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 5 1 2 2 3 13
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 2 1 6 3 13
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 1 3 4 4 12
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 0 0 5 2 5 12
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 4 5 0 0 1 10
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 0 2 4 3 1 10
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 3 2 2 1 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 3 0 0 2 3 8
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 2 1 1 2 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 2 3 0 1 6
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 2 2 1 5
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 0 0 0 2 2 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 0 0 0 0 2 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1681 1946 2359 3219 3324 12529
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 323 327 342 452 438 1882
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 59 68 100 151 172 550
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 44 41 89 132 116 422
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 50 51 84 80 118 383
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20 29 43 93 101 286
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 34 40 33 64 70 241
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 28 27 27 72 78 232
(Foreign) INX INDIA 17 21 24 60 74 196
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 1 14 29 57 94 195
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 21 29 31 58 43 182
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 12 15 12 18 32 89
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 11 9 17 30 20 87
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 11 9 11 22 29 82
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 3 11 10 21 22 67
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 7 5 13 12 11 48
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 2 7 9 12 13 43
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 6 7 8 15 7 43
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 9 13 10 32
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 2 4 5 10 26
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 0 0 4 7 14 25
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 2 5 5 7 22
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 0 2 1 1 16 20
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 7 1 4 3 3 18
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 2 0 2 2 9 15
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 1 2 3 3 3 12
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 3 3 3 3 0 12
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 2 2 3 4 1 12
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 2 3 2 9
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 2 3 2 0 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 0 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 0 0 4 4
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 0 0 3 1 4
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 1 0 1 3
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 675 732 929 1409 1530 5275
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 2356 2678 3288 4628 4854 17804


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