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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 726, Information Security

( 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 371 500 741 954 1096 3662
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 140 195 228 301 303 1167
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 74 98 141 172 178 663
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 54 68 93 138 122 475
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 44 58 71 103 133 409
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 35 62 70 87 90 344
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 28 40 79 103 87 337
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 27 37 59 92 104 319
(U.S.) OR OREGON 22 33 57 55 74 241
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 23 36 49 67 61 236
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 25 28 41 53 61 208
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 11 25 39 68 58 201
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 26 21 33 36 46 162
(U.S.) UT UTAH 22 36 29 27 25 139
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 10 16 27 36 47 136
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 13 27 31 30 29 130
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 12 21 23 35 39 130
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 8 14 23 41 36 122
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 8 19 21 21 27 96
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 7 11 11 23 36 88
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 7 10 14 21 21 73
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 8 7 10 9 11 45
(U.S.) OH OHIO 8 9 8 6 11 42
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 2 7 8 11 11 39
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 2 6 8 9 12 37
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 5 1 8 9 27
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 2 4 8 4 8 26
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 5 4 4 5 7 25
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1 6 4 3 6 20
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 2 4 1 5 7 19
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 2 2 2 6 6 18
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 2 2 2 4 6 16
(U.S.) IA IOWA 0 2 2 5 7 16
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 2 2 3 3 6 16
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 2 0 2 3 8 15
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 0 0 0 1 7 8
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 1 2 0 2 2 7
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 1 0 1 0 5 7
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 1 1 1 3 1 7
(U.S.) ME MAINE 1 1 0 1 3 6
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 1 0 0 1 2 4
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 0 1 1 2 0 4
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 0 0 1 0 3 4
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 0 0 0 1 2 3
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 1 2 0 0 0 3
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 1 0 0 0 0 1
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 1016 1422 1948 2557 2816 9759
 
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 186 250 267 271 227 1201
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 49 83 100 129 146 507
(Foreign) INX INDIA 24 43 106 149 124 446
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 24 43 90 113 174 444
(Foreign) KRX KOREA, SOUTH 38 74 93 115 118 438
(Foreign) CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 19 44 86 113 141 403
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 29 38 66 96 108 337
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 24 47 55 64 80 270
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 18 37 40 64 68 227
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 23 30 50 42 57 202
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 9 16 22 38 49 134
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 10 15 26 41 40 132
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 18 19 24 37 27 125
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 3 13 21 29 32 98
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 12 16 12 24 21 85
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 9 10 6 21 15 61
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 4 11 15 13 15 58
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 3 1 10 11 16 41
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 2 4 4 8 12 30
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 3 5 4 6 11 29
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 1 4 8 8 7 28
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 0 1 2 6 7 16
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 1 1 4 3 6 15
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 1 1 7 1 5 15
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 0 1 2 9 0 12
(Foreign) HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 2 1 4 3 10
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 0 1 1 4 4 10
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 2 0 2 4 2 10
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 0 0 1 2 4 7
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 0 0 0 1 6 7
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 4 1 0 6
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 0 1 0 1 4 6
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 2 1 0 3 0 6
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 0 0 1 1 3 5
(Foreign) EEX ESTONIA 0 2 1 1 1 5
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 1 0 0 0 4 5
(Foreign) LUX LUXEMBOURG 2 0 1 0 0 3
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 0 0 0 0 3 3
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 1 1 2
(Foreign) AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 0 1 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 0 0 1 0 0 1
(Foreign) PKX PAKISTAN 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MDX MOLDOVA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) LTX LITHUANIA 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 518 815 1137 1441 1547 5458
 
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 1534 2237 3085 3998 4363 15217


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