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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting In Technology Classes
Breakout By Geographic Origin (State and Country)

Count of 1999 - 2003 Utility Patent Grants,
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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the 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 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Total
(U.S.) CA CALIFORNIA 695 661 742 707 773 3578
(U.S.) NJ NEW JERSEY 464 398 412 476 418 2168
(U.S.) PA PENNSYLVANIA 336 351 379 401 320 1787
(U.S.) MA MASSACHUSETTS 315 253 321 304 343 1536
(U.S.) NY NEW YORK 264 240 259 268 197 1228
(U.S.) CT CONNECTICUT 157 166 211 228 180 942
(U.S.) MD MARYLAND 212 164 192 188 176 932
(U.S.) TX TEXAS 169 158 158 163 139 787
(U.S.) OH OHIO 188 153 158 146 104 749
(U.S.) IL ILLINOIS 127 140 123 140 130 660
(U.S.) MI MICHIGAN 123 126 106 109 112 576
(U.S.) IN INDIANA 133 113 105 120 99 570
(U.S.) NC NORTH CAROLINA 100 97 126 112 120 555
(U.S.) FL FLORIDA 106 96 124 102 113 541
(U.S.) WA WASHINGTON 86 72 71 87 89 405
(U.S.) MO MISSOURI 82 58 75 106 77 398
(U.S.) MN MINNESOTA 54 71 78 104 84 391
(U.S.) WI WISCONSIN 50 53 44 57 70 274
(U.S.) CO COLORADO 44 55 54 55 47 255
(U.S.) GA GEORGIA 46 43 40 57 47 233
(U.S.) VA VIRGINIA 41 55 36 38 54 224
(U.S.) TN TENNESSEE 39 32 28 47 35 181
(U.S.) DE DELAWARE 27 34 28 33 40 162
(U.S.) AL ALABAMA 28 28 28 33 36 153
(U.S.) UT UTAH 31 25 39 31 27 153
(U.S.) AZ ARIZONA 34 34 30 23 29 150
(U.S.) IA IOWA 24 16 21 20 19 100
(U.S.) NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 38 22 13 15 12 100
(U.S.) LA LOUISIANA 17 13 17 26 24 97
(U.S.) KY KENTUCKY 11 16 18 20 18 83
(U.S.) KS KANSAS 25 17 11 14 12 79
(U.S.) OR OREGON 11 16 14 17 17 75
(U.S.) RI RHODE ISLAND 11 20 8 13 10 62
(U.S.) OK OKLAHOMA 12 12 15 9 11 59
(U.S.) NE NEBRASKA 7 18 10 11 7 53
(U.S.) SC SOUTH CAROLINA 14 7 11 10 11 53
(U.S.) HI HAWAII 8 6 11 7 4 36
(U.S.) NM NEW MEXICO 10 10 3 6 5 34
(U.S.) AR ARKANSAS 6 3 2 9 13 33
(U.S.) MT MONTANA 2 2 8 11 8 31
(U.S.) DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 6 4 9 4 4 27
(U.S.) VT VERMONT 9 2 6 7 2 26
(U.S.) MS MISSISSIPPI 4 3 9 4 5 25
(U.S.) NV NEVADA 5 6 5 6 0 22
(U.S.) ID IDAHO 4 2 1 6 8 21
(U.S.) WV WEST VIRGINIA 2 5 4 3 6 20
(U.S.) ME MAINE 6 1 3 6 1 17
(U.S.) ND NORTH DAKOTA 0 0 3 4 2 9
(U.S.) PR PUERTO RICO 2 0 1 2 3 8
(U.S.) AK ALASKA 0 1 2 2 2 7
(U.S.) SD SOUTH DAKOTA 2 0 1 1 0 4
(U.S.) WY WYOMING 0 0 1 0 0 1
(U.S.)   -- Subtotal -- 4187 3878 4174 4368 4063 20670
(Foreign) JPX JAPAN 612 571 689 629 504 3005
(Foreign) DEX GERMANY 468 498 532 543 475 2516
(Foreign) FRX FRANCE 404 375 417 408 388 1992
(Foreign) GBX UNITED KINGDOM 386 399 398 385 342 1910
(Foreign) CAX CANADA 217 199 196 215 210 1037
(Foreign) ITX ITALY 120 122 126 123 99 590
(Foreign) CHX SWITZERLAND 92 72 95 89 77 425
(Foreign) SEX SWEDEN 74 81 72 94 91 412
(Foreign) ILX ISRAEL 76 66 54 93 89 378
(Foreign) DKX DENMARK 76 70 73 54 73 346
(Foreign) AUX AUSTRALIA 65 48 75 55 48 291
(Foreign) NLX NETHERLANDS 59 47 52 46 51 255
(Foreign) BEX BELGIUM 43 45 42 67 55 252
(Foreign) KRX SOUTH KOREA 39 44 47 53 62 245
(Foreign) INX INDIA 23 36 45 48 72 224
(Foreign) TWX TAIWAN 24 16 19 27 29 115
(Foreign) ESX SPAIN 21 11 18 34 26 110
(Foreign) ATX AUSTRIA 33 15 12 17 15 92
(Foreign) FIX FINLAND 15 15 16 24 22 92
(Foreign) CNX CHINA P.REP. 10 8 20 19 24 81
(Foreign) NZX NEW ZEALAND 16 11 11 16 16 70
(Foreign) NOX NORWAY 9 18 13 13 11 64
(Foreign) RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 20 10 12 13 7 62
(Foreign) HUX HUNGARY 7 11 12 14 11 55
(Foreign) IEX IRELAND 5 10 6 9 6 36
(Foreign) ARX ARGENTINA 3 4 6 9 8 30
(Foreign) ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 7 5 4 5 7 28
(Foreign) CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 4 4 4 3 5 20
(Foreign) BRX BRAZIL 3 4 0 3 9 19
(Foreign) MXX MEXICO 2 5 2 0 9 18
(Foreign) GRX GREECE 5 1 3 2 6 17
(Foreign) CUX CUBA 2 3 3 5 3 16
(Foreign) MCX MONACO 7 2 3 3 1 16
(Foreign) HKX CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R. 0 5 2 2 4 13
(Foreign) HRX CROATIA 1 3 4 3 2 13
(Foreign) SGX SINGAPORE 0 3 2 1 4 10
(Foreign) BMX BERMUDA 0 1 3 3 2 9
(Foreign) PLX POLAND 4 1 2 0 2 9
(Foreign) KZX KAZAKHSTAN 1 3 3 1 0 8
(Foreign) THX THAILAND 1 1 0 5 1 8
(Foreign) TRX TURKEY 2 1 2 3 0 8
(Foreign) SIX SLOVENIA 0 2 1 1 3 7
(Foreign) PTX PORTUGAL 2 0 1 2 1 6
(Foreign) CLX CHILE 1 0 1 3 0 5
(Foreign) CSX CZECHOSLOVAKIA 2 2 0 1 0 5
(Foreign) ISX ICELAND 1 1 0 1 2 5
(Foreign) ROX ROMANIA 1 0 2 0 2 5
(Foreign) EGX EGYPT 1 2 0 0 1 4
(Foreign) LBX LEBANON 0 1 0 1 2 4
(Foreign) NGX NIGERIA 0 2 0 1 1 4
(Foreign) JOX JORDAN 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) KEX KENYA 0 0 2 0 1 3
(Foreign) MGX MADAGASCAR 1 0 2 0 0 3
(Foreign) SKX SLOVAKIA 1 0 0 1 1 3
(Foreign) UYX URUGUAY 1 1 0 1 0 3
(Foreign) YUX YUGOSLAVIA 0 0 1 2 0 3
(Foreign) BGX BULGARIA 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) BYX BELARUS 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 1 0 2
(Foreign) KNX SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS 0 0 0 2 0 2
(Foreign) KWX KUWAIT 1 1 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) LVX LATVIA 2 0 0 0 0 2
(Foreign) MYX MALAYSIA 0 0 0 0 2 2
(Foreign) PHX PHILIPPINES 1 0 0 0 1 2
(Foreign) SAX SAUDI ARABIA 1 0 1 0 0 2
(Foreign) ZWX ZIMBABWE 0 0 1 1 0 2
(Foreign) AMX ARMENIA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) BSX THE BAHAMAS 0 1 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) ECX ECUADOR 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) MKX MACEDONIA, FORMER YUGOSLAV REP. OF 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) SUX U.S.S.R. 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign) TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 0 0 0 0 1 1
(Foreign) UAX UKRAINE 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VEX VENEZUELA 0 0 0 1 0 1
(Foreign) VNX VIET NAM 1 0 0 0 0 1
(Foreign)   -- Subtotal -- 2977 2857 3110 3159 2887 14990
(ALL) ALL All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 7164 6735 7284 7527 6950 35660

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