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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 2011 - 2015 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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 by year of patent grant.
(U.S. or Foreign) Code State-Territory or Country 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 1044 1291 1450 1579 1567 6931
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 412 515 704 682 832 3145
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 380 454 518 566 583 2501
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 267 310 415 413 449 1854
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 204 275 332 404 435 1650
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 181 201 213 267 310 1172
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 117 183 173 220 223 916
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 101 147 184 225 257 914
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 94 157 169 206 223 849
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 119 147 151 198 196 811
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 120 141 168 191 159 779
(U.S.) OH OHIO 69 114 148 147 173 651
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 99 127 125 123 129 603
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 106 102 104 120 120 552
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 71 74 90 127 134 496
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 53 79 116 114 102 464
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 64 79 84 106 106 439
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 67 60 108 93 90 418
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 51 69 84 104 101 409
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 36 55 67 88 81 327
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 27 48 73 71 82 301
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 48 55 49 50 59 261
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 36 35 45 48 67 231
(U.S.) OR OREGON 32 28 48 53 46 207
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 23 29 59 49 45 205
(U.S.) UT UTAH 27 27 30 57 57 198
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 25 34 28 40 40 167
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 19 15 39 37 27 137
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 14 30 32 37 23 136
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 16 23 26 23 43 131
(U.S.) IA IOWA 18 26 20 37 29 130
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 16 22 25 28 30 121
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 19 24 16 27 94
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 11 16 20 15 15 77
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 4 8 19 10 19 60
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 15 13 13 13 59
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 7 11 9 14 18 59
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 8 11 5 14 20 58
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 8 6 10 20 14 58
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 4 10 12 15 10 51
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 3 12 8 14 14 51
(U.S.) ME MAINE 4 7 9 15 10 45
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 5 7 11 8 7 38
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 6 5 6 6 6 29
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 5 7 5 4 5 26
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 2 6 5 6 21
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 0 4 4 5 8 21
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 3 1 3 3 7 17
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 3 3 6 1 15
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 1 2 2 4 10
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 1 0 1 1 1 4
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 4043 5099 6048 6690 7024 28904
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 604 687 764 802 821 3678
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 447 598 641 812 790 3288
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 358 417 481 501 541 2298
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 336 414 434 421 493 2098
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 219 202 281 279 271 1252
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 164 184 213 252 237 1050
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 147 177 234 226 243 1027
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 120 151 189 247 243 950
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 102 130 183 213 230 858
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 56 108 189 193 218 764
(Foreign) INX INDIA 83 111 148 153 195 690
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 81 114 149 156 159 659
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 81 93 127 135 173 609
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 75 81 124 128 105 513
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 97 92 91 100 114 494
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 63 71 108 118 128 488
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 86 73 90 105 114 468
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 49 78 76 90 118 411
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 26 45 59 77 49 256
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 20 22 33 47 40 162
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 14 27 27 33 39 140
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8 13 38 32 34 125
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 18 21 14 24 26 103
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 25 20 17 20 16 98
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 9 15 22 24 22 92
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 9 9 20 19 28 85
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 11 9 17 21 23 81
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 7 14 20 17 9 67
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 18 11 10 8 12 59
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 6 11 12 7 9 45
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 5 5 9 14 11 44
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 7 4 7 8 17 43
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 11 7 9 7 5 39
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 9 12 14 39
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 7 6 11 8 6 38
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 3 6 8 11 10 38
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 4 5 11 2 15 37
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 4 1 5 8 6 24
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 3 4 9 5 23
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 2 9 11 22
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 6 5 5 4 0 20
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 2 1 4 4 7 18
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 2 4 4 5 17
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 1 2 0 3 9 15
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 2 3 3 5 13
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 2 3 2 1 3 11
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 4 1 2 2 1 10
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 3 3 2 1 9
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 1 1 6 0 9
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 3 1 1 2 1 8
(Foreign) CMX CAMEROON 0 2 4 1 1 8
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 2 3 1 8
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 2 0 1 3 0 6
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 0 0 1 5 6
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 2 1 0 0 3 6
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) IDX INDONESIA 0 1 1 0 3 5
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 2 3 0 0 0 5
(Foreign) JMX JAMAICA 0 1 0 1 3 5
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 1 4 5
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 1 0 1 2 0 4
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 2 0 0 1 3
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 0 1 1 1 0 3
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 1 0 0 2 3
(Foreign) TNX TUNISIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) IMX ISLE OF MAN 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) AGX ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) PEX PERU 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) GGX GUERNSEY 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SVX EL SALVADOR 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BBX BARBADOS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) GTX GUATEMALA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) BDX BANGLADESH 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MTX MALTA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SCX SEYCHELLES 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GNX GUINEA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) GHX GHANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SMX SAN MARINO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MAX MOROCCO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 3418 4081 4929 5402 5669 23499
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 7461 9180 10977 12092 12693 52403


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