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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

PATENT COUNTS BY ORIGIN AND TYPE
CALENDAR YEAR 2016

(01-JAN-2016 to 31-DEC-2016)

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, displays U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent grants by state/territory and country of origin. Separate counts are provided for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
US AL ALABAMA 491 55 3 0 549
US AK ALASKA 54 5 0 0 59
US AZ ARIZONA 2715 242 1 5 2963
US AR ARKANSAS 243 53 7 2 305
US CA CALIFORNIA 40815 3816 151 50 44832
US CO COLORADO 3035 401 2 6 3444
US CT CONNECTICUT 2316 192 1 4 2513
US DE DELAWARE 322 18 0 1 341
US FL FLORIDA 4243 759 57 10 5069
US GA GEORGIA 2481 398 27 3 2909
US HI HAWAII 139 33 5 1 178
US ID IDAHO 765 56 1 2 824
US IL ILLINOIS 4963 851 10 8 5832
US IN INDIANA 2052 240 2 1 2295
US IA IOWA 932 58 0 0 990
US KS KANSAS 844 100 0 1 945
US KY KENTUCKY 703 78 3 0 784
US LA LOUISIANA 448 55 14 0 517
US ME MAINE 161 13 2 1 177
US MD MARYLAND 1933 132 1 3 2069
US MA MASSACHUSETTS 6946 460 7 13 7426
US MI MICHIGAN 5800 682 56 6 6544
US MN MINNESOTA 4218 441 5 5 4669
US MS MISSISSIPPI 149 25 2 0 176
US MO MISSOURI 1218 167 0 4 1389
US MT MONTANA 152 24 0 0 176
US NE NEBRASKA 334 32 0 0 366
US NV NEVADA 799 93 0 0 892
US NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 926 92 0 1 1019
US NJ NEW JERSEY 4363 494 2 5 4864
US NM NEW MEXICO 489 31 1 0 521
US NY NEW YORK 8716 1174 1 11 9902
US NC NORTH CAROLINA 3510 286 13 5 3814
US ND NORTH DAKOTA 97 10 0 0 107
US OH OHIO 3493 687 3 7 4190
US OK OKLAHOMA 521 53 2 2 578
US OR OREGON 2790 516 37 2 3345
US PA PENNSYLVANIA 3864 436 18 1 4319
US RI RHODE ISLAND 334 80 0 0 414
US SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1024 123 2 2 1151
US SD SOUTH DAKOTA 145 11 0 0 156
US TN TENNESSEE 1044 169 3 6 1222
US TX TEXAS 10113 648 12 21 10794
US UT UTAH 1319 229 0 3 1551
US VT VERMONT 447 23 0 0 470
US VA VIRGINIA 2055 172 1 1 2229
US WA WASHINGTON 6665 858 12 6 7541
US WV WEST VIRGINIA 95 8 0 0 103
US WI WISCONSIN 2148 509 9 4 2670
US WY WYOMING 104 11 0 0 115
US DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 141 31 0 0 172
US GU GUAM 1 0 0 0 1
US PR PUERTO RICO 46 4 1 0 51
US VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 3 3 0 0 6
US US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 0 2 0 0 2
US   -- Subtotal -- 143724 16139 474 203 160540
 
FOREIGN ADX ANDORRA 4 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN AOX ANGOLA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN ARX ARGENTINA 82 6 0 0 88
FOREIGN AMX ARMENIA 10 0 0 0 10
FOREIGN AUX AUSTRALIA 1549 241 49 4 1843
FOREIGN ATX AUSTRIA 1365 124 0 3 1492
FOREIGN AZX AZERBAIJAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BSX THE BAHAMAS 5 3 0 0 8
FOREIGN BHX BAHRAIN 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN BDX BANGLADESH 4 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN BBX BARBADOS 2 1 0 0 3
FOREIGN BYX BELARUS 12 13 1 0 26
FOREIGN BEX BELGIUM 1232 75 12 0 1319
FOREIGN BMX BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BOX BOLIVIA 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BRX BRAZIL 310 73 0 1 384
FOREIGN VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 4 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN BGX BULGARIA 52 1 0 0 53
FOREIGN KHX CAMBODIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN CMX CAMEROON 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN CAX CANADA 6544 596 7 8 7155
FOREIGN KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 13 0 0 0 13
FOREIGN CLX CHILE 48 2 5 0 55
FOREIGN HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 657 229 0 0 886
FOREIGN MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 28 1 0 0 29
FOREIGN CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 10462 1273 1 1 11737
FOREIGN COX COLOMBIA 27 11 0 0 38
FOREIGN CRX COSTA RICA 13 0 5 0 18
FOREIGN CIX COTE D'IVOIRE 0 10 0 0 10
FOREIGN HRX CROATIA 13 5 0 0 18
FOREIGN CUX CUBA 10 0 0 0 10
FOREIGN CYX CYPRUS 15 0 0 0 15
FOREIGN CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 203 19 1 0 223
FOREIGN DKX DENMARK 1070 113 38 1 1222
FOREIGN DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN ECX ECUADOR 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN EGX EGYPT 41 0 0 0 41
FOREIGN SVX EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN EEX ESTONIA 29 8 0 0 37
FOREIGN FOX FAROE ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN FIX FINLAND 1503 117 0 4 1624
FOREIGN FRX FRANCE 6426 418 32 3 6879
FOREIGN GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN DEX GERMANY 15928 1196 169 14 17307
FOREIGN GRX GREECE 63 12 0 0 75
FOREIGN GPX GUADELOUPE 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 1
FOREIGN HUX HUNGARY 177 6 1 0 184
FOREIGN ISX ICELAND 43 2 0 0 45
FOREIGN INX INDIA 3657 55 3 0 3715
FOREIGN IDX INDONESIA 26 1 0 0 27
FOREIGN IRX IRAN 31 0 0 0 31
FOREIGN IEX IRELAND 562 44 0 1 607
FOREIGN IMX ISLE OF MAN 9 1 0 0 10
FOREIGN ILX ISRAEL 3713 163 26 2 3904
FOREIGN ITX ITALY 2668 456 10 11 3145
FOREIGN JMX JAMAICA 4 0 1 0 5
FOREIGN JPX JAPAN 49800 1984 71 83 51938
FOREIGN JEX JERSEY 9 0 0 0 9
FOREIGN JOX JORDAN 4 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN KZX KAZAKHSTAN 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN KEX KENYA 2 1 0 0 3
FOREIGN KRX KOREA, SOUTH 19494 2509 2 42 22047
FOREIGN KWX KUWAIT 46 0 0 0 46
FOREIGN LVX LATVIA 10 1 0 0 11
FOREIGN LBX LEBANON 15 3 0 0 18
FOREIGN LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 20 3 0 0 23
FOREIGN LTX LITHUANIA 21 2 0 0 23
FOREIGN LUX LUXEMBOURG 47 10 0 1 58
FOREIGN MKX MACEDONIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MYX MALAYSIA 275 12 0 0 287
FOREIGN MTX MALTA 13 6 0 0 19
FOREIGN MUX MAURITIUS 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN MXX MEXICO 224 48 1 0 273
FOREIGN MDX MOLDOVA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MCX MONACO 13 0 0 0 13
FOREIGN NAX NAMIBIA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN NLX NETHERLANDS 2567 171 213 4 2955
FOREIGN NZX NEW ZEALAND 260 68 10 2 340
FOREIGN NIX NICARAGUA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN NGX NIGERIA 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN NOX NORWAY 599 61 0 3 663
FOREIGN OMX OMAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN PKX PAKISTAN 16 2 0 0 18
FOREIGN PAX PANAMA 6 1 0 0 7
FOREIGN PEX PERU 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN PHX PHILIPPINES 44 2 0 0 46
FOREIGN PLX POLAND 225 29 3 0 257
FOREIGN PTX PORTUGAL 74 18 0 0 92
FOREIGN QAX QATAR 13 1 0 0 14
FOREIGN ROX ROMANIA 94 2 0 0 96
FOREIGN RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 511 24 1 1 537
FOREIGN KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN WSX SAMOA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN SMX SAN MARINO 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN SAX SAUDI ARABIA 452 4 0 0 456
FOREIGN RSX SERBIA 17 0 0 0 17
FOREIGN SCX SEYCHELLES 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN SGX SINGAPORE 979 61 0 0 1040
FOREIGN SXX SINT MAARTEN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN SKX SLOVAKIA 27 0 0 0 27
FOREIGN SIX SLOVENIA 59 7 0 0 66
FOREIGN ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 181 21 13 0 215
FOREIGN ESX SPAIN 768 99 10 2 879
FOREIGN LKX SRI LANKA 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN SDX SUDAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN SEX SWEDEN 2820 266 3 5 3094
FOREIGN CHX SWITZERLAND 2592 262 1 2 2857
FOREIGN TWX TAIWAN 11541 906 3 13 12463
FOREIGN TZX TANZANIA 1 0 1 0 2
FOREIGN THX THAILAND 75 17 13 0 105
FOREIGN TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN TNX TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN TRX TURKEY 135 11 0 1 147
FOREIGN TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN UAX UKRAINE 58 1 0 0 59
FOREIGN AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 59 12 0 0 71
FOREIGN GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6458 822 54 11 7345
FOREIGN UYX URUGUAY 8 1 0 0 9
FOREIGN VEX VENEZUELA 8 1 0 0 9
FOREIGN VNX VIET NAM 19 5 0 0 24
FOREIGN   -- Subtotal -- 159327 12734 761 223 173045
 
ALL ALL TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 303051 28873 1235 426 333585


The following table displays patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
Count or Percent US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
COUNT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (#) 143724 16139 474 203 160540
COUNT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (#) 159327 12734 761 223 173045
COUNT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (#) 303051 28873 1235 426 333585
PERCENT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (%) 47.4 55.9 38.4 47.7 48.1
PERCENT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (%) 52.6 44.1 61.6 52.3 51.9
PERCENT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0


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