PATENT COUNTS BY PATENT TYPE
AND
BY STATE AND COUNTRY OF ORIGIN *
( 01-Jan-2008 to 31-Dec-2008 )

This table displays counts of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patents granted from 01-Jan-2008 to 31-Dec-2008 as broken out by patent type (utility, design, plant, and reissue patents and statutory invention registrations) and by state and country of origin.

Code	State/Country *	Utility	Design	Plant	Reissue	Totals (less SIRs)	Statutory Inventor Registration (SIR)
AL	ALABAMA	279	68	6	1	354	0
AK	ALASKA	20	8	0	0	28	0
AZ	ARIZONA	1584	303	0	5	1892	0
AR	ARKANSAS	108	40	2	2	152	0
CA	CALIFORNIA	19181	2766	180	73	22200	2
CO	COLORADO	1622	237	1	8	1868	0
CT	CONNECTICUT	1356	231	2	6	1595	0
DE	DELAWARE	325	28	0	0	353	0
FL	FLORIDA	2046	680	70	12	2808	0
GA	GEORGIA	1344	224	14	3	1585	1
HI	HAWAII	77	23	1	0	101	0
ID	IDAHO	1162	41	0	4	1207	0
IL	ILLINOIS	2741	815	16	8	3580	1
IN	INDIANA	985	202	0	8	1195	1
IA	IOWA	561	78	0	5	644	1
KS	KANSAS	425	114	0	4	543	1
KY	KENTUCKY	413	54	0	2	469	0
LA	LOUISIANA	260	55	3	4	322	0
ME	MAINE	113	22	0	1	136	0
MD	MARYLAND	1232	185	4	6	1427	2
MA	MASSACHUSETTS	3516	355	8	17	3896	1
MI	MICHIGAN	2996	563	10	14	3583	1
MN	MINNESOTA	2535	311	5	18	2869	0
MS	MISSISSIPPI	102	40	0	0	142	0
MO	MISSOURI	615	161	4	6	786	1
MT	MONTANA	91	24	0	0	115	0
NE	NEBRASKA	191	23	0	0	214	0
NV	NEVADA	375	86	0	3	464	0
NH	NEW HAMPSHIRE	477	43	2	4	526	0
NJ	NEW JERSEY	2722	506	11	8	3247	0
NM	NEW MEXICO	280	14	0	1	295	0
NY	NEW YORK	4885	993	4	23	5905	0
NC	NORTH CAROLINA	1841	289	18	9	2157	0
ND	NORTH DAKOTA	63	9	0	0	72	0
OH	OHIO	2227	910	4	12	3153	3
OK	OKLAHOMA	417	57	0	0	474	2
OR	OREGON	1781	343	42	7	2173	0
PA	PENNSYLVANIA	2414	424	6	6	2850	0
RI	RHODE ISLAND	218	84	1	0	303	0
SC	SOUTH CAROLINA	395	124	4	1	524	0
SD	SOUTH DAKOTA	54	6	0	0	60	0
TN	TENNESSEE	586	207	2	3	798	0
TX	TEXAS	5712	448	2	22	6184	0
UT	UTAH	642	85	0	0	727	0
VT	VERMONT	437	76	0	1	514	0
VA	VIRGINIA	1030	144	1	5	1180	3
WA	WASHINGTON	3517	626	5	10	4158	0
WV	WEST VIRGINIA	74	16	0	1	91	0
WI	WISCONSIN	1349	557	5	10	1921	0
WY	WYOMING	35	6	0	0	41	0
DC	DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA	68	3	0	0	71	0
GU	GUAM	3	0	0	0	3	0
MP	NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS	1	0	0	0	1	0
PR	PUERTO RICO	14	4	0	0	18	0
VI	U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS	2	2	0	0	4	0
US	U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION	2	0	0	0	2	0
	-- Total -- All U.S.	77501	13713	433	333	91980	20
AD	ANDORRA	1	0	0	0	1	0
AG	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	1	0	0	0	1	0
AR	ARGENTINA	32	9	0	1	42	0
AM	ARMENIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
AU	AUSTRALIA	1292	253	63	6	1614	0
AT	AUSTRIA	463	107	0	4	574	0
AZ	AZERBAIJAN	2	0	0	0	2	0
BS	THE BAHAMAS	3	1	0	0	4	0
BB	BARBADOS	0	3	0	0	3	0
BY	BELARUS	7	0	0	0	7	0
BE	BELGIUM	510	85	7	3	605	0
BO	BOLIVIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
BA	BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA	1	0	0	0	1	0
BR	BRAZIL	101	29	3	0	133	0
VG	BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS	1	0	0	0	1	0
BG	BULGARIA	16	2	0	0	18	0
CA	CANADA	3393	705	10	17	4125	0
KY	CAYMAN ISLANDS	0	2	0	0	2	0
TD	CHAD	1	0	0	0	1	0
CL	CHILE	13	7	0	0	20	0
HK	CHINA,HONG KONG S.A.R.	311	405	0	1	717	0
MO	CHINA, MACAU S.A.R.	1	1	0	0	2	0
CN	CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF	1225	647	1	1	1874	0
CO	COLOMBIA	12	1	0	0	13	0
CR	COSTA RICA	4	4	5	0	13	0
HR	CROATIA	14	3	0	0	17	0
CU	CUBA	6	0	0	0	6	0
CY	CYPRUS	1	0	0	0	1	0
CZ	CZECH REPUBLIC	48	2	6	0	56	0
DK	DENMARK	391	126	48	1	566	0
DO	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	2	1	0	0	3	0
EC	ECUADOR	2	0	0	0	2	0
EG	EGYPT	2	0	0	0	2	0
EE	ESTONIA	2	1	0	0	3	0
FI	FINLAND	824	82	0	2	908	0
FR	FRANCE	3163	600	38	12	3813	0
PF	FRENCH POLYNESIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
GE	GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF)	2	0	0	1	3	0
DE	GERMANY	8915	976	176	19	10086	0
GI	GIBRALTAR	1	0	0	0	1	0
GR	GREECE	23	2	0	0	25	0
GT	GUATEMALA	3	2	0	0	5	0
HU	HUNGARY	66	6	0	0	72	0
IS	ICELAND	26	1	0	0	27	0
IN	INDIA	634	37	0	1	672	0
ID	INDONESIA	5	8	6	0	19	0
IR	IRAN	2	0	0	0	2	0
IQ	IRAQ	1	0	0	0	1	0
IE	IRELAND	164	24	0	0	188	0
IM	ISLE OF MAN	1	2	0	0	3	0
IL	ISRAEL	1166	119	19	8	1312	0
IT	ITALY	1357	544	6	9	1916	0
JM	JAMAICA	4	0	0	0	4	0
JP	JAPAN	33682	2767	87	143	36679	0
KZ	KAZAKHSTAN	1	0	0	0	1	0
KE	KENYA	4	0	0	0	4	0
KR	KOREA, SOUTH	7549	1159	1	22	8731	0
KW	KUWAIT	15	0	0	0	15	0
KG	KYRGYZSTAN	1	0	0	0	1	0
LV	LATVIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
LB	LEBANON	2	0	0	0	2	0
LI	LIECHTENSTEIN	12	3	0	0	15	0
LT	LITHUANIA	11	2	0	0	13	0
LU	LUXEMBOURG	24	11	0	0	35	0
MK	MACEDONIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
MY	MALAYSIA	152	16	0	0	168	0
MT	MALTA	2	0	0	0	2	0
MU	MAURITIUS	0	1	0	0	1	0
MX	MEXICO	54	23	0	0	77	0
MC	MONACO	6	2	0	0	8	0
MA	MOROCCO	4	0	0	0	4	0
NA	NAMIBIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
NL	NETHERLANDS	1329	127	265	3	1724	0
NZ	NEW ZEALAND	105	46	18	0	169	0
NG	NIGERIA	1	0	0	0	1	0
NO	NORWAY	273	24	0	0	297	0
OM	OMAN	5	0	0	0	5	0
PK	PAKISTAN	3	4	0	0	7	0
PA	PANAMA	3	0	0	0	3	0
PE	PERU	0	5	0	0	5	0
PH	PHILIPPINES	16	6	0	0	22	0
PL	POLAND	54	14	0	0	68	0
PT	PORTUGAL	11	19	0	1	31	0
QA	QATAR	1	0	0	0	1	0
RO	ROMANIA	12	0	0	0	12	0
RU	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	176	4	0	1	181	0
KN	SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS	1	0	0	0	1	0
SA	SAUDI ARABIA	30	1	0	0	31	0
RS	SERBIA	4	0	0	0	4	0
SC	SEYCHELLES	1	0	0	0	1	0
SG	SINGAPORE	399	49	0	2	450	0
SK	SLOVAKIA	5	7	0	0	12	0
SI	SLOVENIA	14	0	0	1	15	0
ZA	SOUTH AFRICA	91	32	1	0	124	0
ES	SPAIN	303	109	2	4	418	0
LK	SRI LANKA	2	0	0	0	2	0
SE	SWEDEN	1060	190	0	10	1260	0
CH	SWITZERLAND	1112	285	1	5	1403	0
TW	TAIWAN	6339	1423	0	17	7779	0
TH	THAILAND	22	17	1	0	40	0
TT	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	1	0	0	0	1	0
TN	TUNISIA	2	0	0	0	2	0
TR	TURKEY	16	19	0	0	35	0
UA	UKRAINE	21	0	0	0	21	0
AE	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	9	1	0	0	10	0
GB	UNITED KINGDOM	3094	687	43	19	3843	0
UY	URUGUAY	2	0	0	0	2	0
VE	VENEZUELA	14	2	0	0	16	0
	-- Total -- All Foreign	80271	11852	807	314	93244	0
	-- Total -- All U.S.	77501	13713	433	333	91980	20
	-- Total -- All Foreign	80271	11852	807	314	93244	0
	All Regions, US+Foreign	157772	25565	1240	647	185224	20
	-- Total -- All U.S. (%)	49.1	53.6	34.9	51.5	49.7	100.0
	-- Total -- All Foreign (%)	50.9	46.4	65.1	48.5	50.3	0.0
	All Regions, US+Foreign (%)	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0