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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (Data Processing)

( 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 769 905 1245 1110 558 4587
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 368 396 461 337 138 1700
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 197 309 330 266 154 1256
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 259 284 301 234 108 1186
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 230 272 316 269 75 1162
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 147 168 205 164 56 740
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 140 163 180 148 64 695
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 135 137 184 118 28 602
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 88 151 154 136 72 601
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 103 118 155 129 53 558
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 83 120 177 113 63 556
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 89 90 127 122 32 460
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 107 96 115 91 31 440
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 55 70 100 85 38 348
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 67 87 85 60 36 335
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 62 78 83 55 20 298
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 71 76 64 53 22 286
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 39 61 83 70 16 269
(U.S.) OH OHIO 43 67 55 61 26 252
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 40 52 56 47 10 205
(U.S.) UT UTAH 38 44 42 40 11 175
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 33 32 38 46 10 159
(U.S.) OR OREGON 31 40 42 33 11 157
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 22 26 37 32 12 129
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 20 25 33 23 6 107
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 16 26 27 17 13 99
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 14 22 35 23 3 97
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 20 26 23 18 3 90
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 12 17 24 20 4 77
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 14 14 20 15 6 69
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 12 19 15 11 10 67
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 17 10 17 9 6 59
(U.S.) IA IOWA 10 10 16 7 4 47
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 6 15 9 8 3 41
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 8 12 7 9 2 38
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 4 9 10 10 1 34
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 9 6 6 5 1 27
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 5 3 5 6 6 25
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 3 6 4 8 3 24
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 9 8 3 2 24
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 6 3 6 6 2 23
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 6 5 5 3 3 22
(U.S.) ME MAINE 2 6 5 5 1 19
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 4 1 8 3 0 16
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 3 4 5 2 15
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 6 1 3 11
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 1 2 5 2 0 10
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 1 3 3 2 1 10
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 3 1 2 0 7
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 1 1 0 1 1 4
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 0 0 1 2 0 3
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 2 1 0 3
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 3413 4100 4940 4044 1731 18228
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 134 151 152 134 69 640
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 90 104 138 91 34 457
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 72 70 104 79 60 385
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 63 71 101 90 33 358
(Foreign) INX INDIA 24 47 83 53 33 240
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 27 38 32 32 35 164
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 29 33 42 32 21 157
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 32 42 36 30 10 150
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 31 28 34 23 11 127
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 11 20 39 24 13 107
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 21 19 24 22 10 96
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 12 18 17 14 4 65
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 13 6 14 22 2 57
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 10 14 7 23 3 57
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 6 8 11 13 9 47
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 7 13 9 7 46
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 7 11 6 6 3 33
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 5 9 10 8 32
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 4 10 7 3 3 27
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 3 3 5 7 6 24
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 5 4 6 5 3 23
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 5 5 2 9 2 23
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 3 6 7 3 23
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 3 6 5 5 1 20
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 4 0 6 7 2 19
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 2 1 6 7 2 18
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 3 5 3 4 1 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 4 2 4 3 1 14
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 2 6 3 2 0 13
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 2 1 4 3 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 1 4 3 0 8
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 2 1 3 1 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 2 1 2 5
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 3 0 1 0 0 4
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 1 2 0 0 4
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 3 0 0 1 0 4
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 1 3 0 4
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 1 1 1 4
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 1 3
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 2 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 3 0 0 3
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) GIX GIBRALTAR 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PAX PANAMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) RSX SERBIA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PFX FRENCH POLYNESIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 641 751 943 792 402 3529
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 4054 4851 5883 4836 2133 21757



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