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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 717, DP: Software Development, Installation, and Management (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 202 254 348 383 412 1599
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 133 179 217 241 212 982
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 91 103 131 104 98 527
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 61 89 85 115 101 451
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 46 86 105 108 94 439
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 31 46 68 68 73 286
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 18 33 39 65 60 215
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 16 22 37 43 23 141
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 7 15 33 17 26 98
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 17 12 17 22 20 88
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 4 15 27 20 12 78
(U.S.) OR OREGON 9 10 20 23 15 77
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 5 8 18 21 18 70
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 8 10 13 20 14 65
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 3 8 7 15 15 48
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 8 7 9 11 13 48
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 9 4 14 9 12 48
(U.S.) UT UTAH 12 12 10 9 4 47
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 4 8 14 6 10 42
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 4 6 11 7 9 37
(U.S.) OH OHIO 5 4 8 11 2 30
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 5 4 5 6 6 26
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 2 3 8 2 7 22
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 0 1 5 9 5 20
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 1 2 2 3 5 13
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 1 2 3 3 1 10
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 2 0 2 4 1 9
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 2 2 2 3 9
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 3 1 3 2 9
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 0 2 0 5 2 9
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 0 5 1 3 0 9
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 1 3 1 3 0 8
(U.S.) ME MAINE 0 1 0 3 1 5
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 1 0 2 1 4
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 2 0 0 1 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 1 0 2 0 1 4
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 1 1 2 0 0 4
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 1 0 2 0 0 3
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 0 0 1 1 1 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 1 1 0 0 1 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 713 966 1270 1369 1284 5602
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 67 89 137 114 107 514
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 61 83 117 132 94 487
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 62 95 110 95 75 437
(Foreign) INX INDIA 42 48 93 124 128 435
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 19 23 75 65 73 255
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 30 46 66 52 45 239
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 15 27 50 41 66 199
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 11 19 33 41 37 141
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 15 20 26 20 27 108
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 10 14 25 27 19 95
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 3 10 15 14 16 58
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 6 8 17 9 15 55
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 10 10 5 14 7 46
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 8 11 8 9 9 45
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 5 7 12 8 9 41
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 9 4 4 10 2 29
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 1 6 6 7 7 27
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 0 2 11 2 4 19
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 5 4 7 19
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 5 7 3 3 19
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 0 7 11 19
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 1 5 2 9 17
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 1 4 6 1 3 15
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 1 2 5 2 4 14
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 0 2 1 5 4 12
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 4 2 2 1 2 11
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 1 0 2 4 7
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 0 0 3 2 2 7
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 2 1 0 0 2 5
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 0 1 0 3 4
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 2 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 1 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) LKX SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) CRX COSTA RICA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 388 548 848 820 800 3404
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1101 1514 2118 2189 2084 9006



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