UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS DIVISION P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Vox: 571-272-5600 Fax: 571-273-0110 e-mail: oeip@uspto.gov June 16, 2014 Subject: State and Country Technology Emphasis Report Files Having a ".zip" File Extension Description of the contents of the compressed ".zip" extension files: ai_corp2013.zip : --------------- "State and Country Technology Emphasis Report, Corporate Patenting, Utility Patent Grants, Calendar Years 2003 and 2013" - Presents the technology emphasis of utility patents owned by a non-Federal government organization at the date of grant; technology emphasis is displayed by state and country of patent origin and by U.S. Patent Classification System class for the patents granted in calendar years 2003 and 2013. The compressed ".zip" files in this directory, http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/data/misc/tech_emphasis/ai_corpYYYY.zip, contain the contents of the PTMT report, "State and Country Technology Emphasis Report, Corporate Patenting Utility Patent Grants, YYYY". The full set of tables for each report is contained in a single compressed ".zip" file. To view the files contained in a compressed ".zip" file, the files should extracted from the compressed file and copied to a separate, preferably empty, directory on a PC where they can be accessed using a web browser. A contents or index web page file includes links to each of the report tables. The name of the contents or index web page file is as follows: "ai_corp2013.zip" - after extracting the files to a separate directory, start by opening the "ai_regions_c.htm" file in a web browser A free program for extracting the report files from the compressed archive ".zip" files is available by following the link at the following USPTO Internet page: http://www.uspto.gov/faq/plugins/zip.jsp. Please note that the most recent version of these reports also may be viewed at the USPTO Web Site (http://www.uspto.gov). Links to these reports are contained on the web page: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/ac/ido/oeip/taf/reports.htm ( please note that the "YYYY" in the "zip" file name corresponds to the four digits of the most recent calendar year for which data are included in the report tables) For further information concerning the compressed files and the contents of the reports, please contact: U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ELECTRONIC INFORMATION PRODUCTS DIVISION Patent Technology Monitoring Team P.O. Box 1450 Alexandria, VA 22313-1450 Vox: 571-272-5600 Fax: 571-273-0110 e-mail: oeip@uspto.gov