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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 435, Chemistry: Molecular Biology and Microbiology

( 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 646 694 625 701 667 3333
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 193 194 220 239 265 1111
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 115 97 122 116 112 562
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 121 110 113 112 83 539
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 119 99 103 130 87 538
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 73 71 74 74 66 358
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 63 72 64 72 62 333
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 59 73 70 56 66 324
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 59 56 74 73 53 315
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 67 59 57 57 60 300
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 44 58 59 63 56 280
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 46 39 53 68 51 257
(U.S.) OH OHIO 48 46 73 49 38 254
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 30 45 36 58 37 206
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 33 36 33 54 40 196
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 32 36 43 44 31 186
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 37 35 37 38 37 184
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 23 23 28 51 29 154
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 38 21 31 19 33 142
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 26 17 28 32 28 131
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 18 17 35 34 26 130
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 33 19 19 29 12 112
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 14 20 15 23 22 94
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 23 21 16 12 17 89
(U.S.) IA IOWA 25 14 10 23 14 86
(U.S.) OR OREGON 16 17 18 11 20 82
(U.S.) UT UTAH 15 14 17 7 18 71
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 13 12 13 19 13 70
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 15 16 13 8 66
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 13 6 11 18 9 57
(U.S.) ME MAINE 10 12 10 5 12 49
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 7 11 7 13 45
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 7 6 7 12 11 43
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 7 6 13 9 5 40
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 7 6 7 5 9 34
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 9 5 8 7 31
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 8 7 7 2 6 30
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 2 5 8 7 7 29
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 3 5 8 7 4 27
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 2 5 6 7 26
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 5 6 8 5 25
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 3 6 5 5 4 23
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 4 3 3 3 15
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 2 4 6 1 14
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 2 4 3 1 14
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 2 3 1 3 11
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 3 4 2 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 1 1 2 3 2 9
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 2 1 1 6
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 2 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 2131 2128 2227 2396 2164 11046
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 428 401 398 433 437 2097
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 217 208 226 239 260 1150
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 111 110 122 118 148 609
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 96 101 121 145 126 589
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 79 85 102 142 136 544
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 99 122 74 90 107 492
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 79 65 73 98 69 384
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 57 54 62 79 65 317
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 44 65 58 56 56 279
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 41 41 57 37 61 237
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 15 26 51 65 60 217
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 43 28 32 46 46 195
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 47 34 38 36 27 182
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 34 35 26 42 33 170
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 30 23 29 32 28 142
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 29 24 22 21 29 125
(Foreign) INX INDIA 19 23 22 26 31 121
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 15 17 21 35 28 116
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 7 9 20 29 25 90
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 14 10 12 28 21 85
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 15 15 17 17 79
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 17 10 9 15 11 62
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 18 13 6 8 15 60
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 6 11 13 14 5 49
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 8 12 9 10 48
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 8 7 10 7 5 37
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 4 1 5 4 7 21
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 3 2 4 7 2 18
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 1 2 3 6 13
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 1 2 1 5 3 12
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 3 2 3 3 1 12
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 2 1 5 0 10
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 1 3 1 4 1 10
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 0 1 2 6 1 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 0 4 3 9
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 1 0 2 4 1 8
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 2 1 1 1 2 7
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 1 3 2 6
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 4 1 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 1 0 2 4
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 2 3
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) CYX CYPRUS 0 1 0 2 0 3
(Foreign) COX COLOMBIA 2 0 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 2 0 0 2
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PEX PERU 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 1598 1569 1670 1934 1895 8666
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 3729 3697 3897 4330 4059 19712



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