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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 716, Computer-Aided Design and Analysis of Circuits and Semiconductor Masks

( 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 289 348 372 403 226 1638
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 84 80 120 81 38 403
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 71 69 70 50 20 280
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 55 47 50 48 27 227
(U.S.) OR OREGON 29 26 25 43 18 141
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 36 21 20 14 5 96
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 17 16 14 15 11 73
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 13 11 22 17 9 72
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 21 12 17 9 6 65
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 6 13 14 16 7 56
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 7 8 10 8 4 37
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 2 5 1 10 4 22
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 5 2 3 10 1 21
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 8 3 3 20
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 1 5 8 1 2 17
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 5 2 1 1 13
(U.S.) UT UTAH 2 3 3 1 3 12
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 2 4 2 1 11
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 2 0 0 6 3 11
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 2 3 3 2 1 11
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 2 1 0 1 2 6
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 0 0 2 1 5
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 0 0 3 5
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 1 0 1 0 3
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 0 0 0 2 1 3
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 1 1 0 0 0 2
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) OH OHIO 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 661 683 770 750 399 3263
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 179 204 163 119 55 720
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 45 74 108 164 126 517
(Foreign) INX INDIA 24 35 54 49 35 197
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 16 33 31 45 16 141
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 35 23 35 23 14 130
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 21 22 19 18 10 90
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 12 17 24 21 9 83
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 3 11 30 26 11 81
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 12 22 14 19 9 76
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 12 14 14 19 8 67
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 5 9 8 8 2 32
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 1 0 5 4 9 19
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 3 5 3 3 3 17
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 4 5 1 1 13
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 3 2 1 1 10
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 1 1 2 5 1 10
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 2 5 1 0 10
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 4 1 1 1 3 10
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 1 5 3 0 0 9
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 2 1 1 2 2 8
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 4 0 2 0 7
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 2 2 0 2 7
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 0 1 2 1 1 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 2 1 0 4
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 1 0 0 3 4
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 1 1 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) IRX IRAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 391 499 540 539 322 2291
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1052 1182 1310 1289 721 5554



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