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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

PATENT COUNTS BY ORIGIN AND TYPE
CALENDAR YEAR 2017

(01-JAN-2017 to 31-DEC-2017)

This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) database, displays U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent grants by state/territory and country of origin. Separate counts are provided for utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
US AL ALABAMA 496 69 2 2 569
US AK ALASKA 50 9 0 0 59
US AZ ARIZONA 2841 222 1 6 3070
US AR ARKANSAS 266 79 2 0 347
US CA CALIFORNIA 42012 3945 173 42 46172
US CO COLORADO 3141 370 0 8 3519
US CT CONNECTICUT 2487 204 5 1 2697
US DE DELAWARE 323 17 0 0 340
US FL FLORIDA 4396 815 37 8 5256
US GA GEORGIA 2654 434 23 5 3116
US HI HAWAII 120 30 3 0 153
US ID IDAHO 716 42 0 0 758
US IL ILLINOIS 5133 897 8 5 6043
US IN INDIANA 2289 245 0 1 2535
US IA IOWA 1086 69 0 0 1155
US KS KANSAS 797 94 0 1 892
US KY KENTUCKY 724 73 4 0 801
US LA LOUISIANA 452 47 12 0 511
US ME MAINE 196 14 0 1 211
US MD MARYLAND 1980 190 6 4 2180
US MA MASSACHUSETTS 7430 479 10 10 7929
US MI MICHIGAN 6384 748 77 4 7213
US MN MINNESOTA 4456 445 0 5 4906
US MS MISSISSIPPI 193 42 0 0 235
US MO MISSOURI 1234 146 2 1 1383
US MT MONTANA 150 33 0 0 183
US NE NEBRASKA 307 44 0 0 351
US NV NEVADA 782 92 0 6 880
US NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 1029 92 0 6 1127
US NJ NEW JERSEY 4530 584 5 7 5126
US NM NEW MEXICO 496 51 1 4 552
US NY NEW YORK 9189 1263 4 9 10465
US NC NORTH CAROLINA 3662 266 16 7 3951
US ND NORTH DAKOTA 123 10 0 0 133
US OH OHIO 3767 730 2 7 4506
US OK OKLAHOMA 560 80 0 2 642
US OR OREGON 2904 1070 45 0 4019
US PA PENNSYLVANIA 4246 519 11 8 4784
US RI RHODE ISLAND 359 73 0 3 435
US SC SOUTH CAROLINA 1047 148 5 0 1200
US SD SOUTH DAKOTA 138 13 0 0 151
US TN TENNESSEE 1094 211 2 4 1311
US TX TEXAS 10563 862 25 19 11469
US UT UTAH 1560 280 0 0 1840
US VT VERMONT 427 31 1 2 461
US VA VIRGINIA 2205 178 0 1 2384
US WA WASHINGTON 7284 629 20 10 7943
US WV WEST VIRGINIA 110 12 0 0 122
US WI WISCONSIN 2233 478 13 4 2728
US WY WYOMING 103 18 0 1 122
US DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 180 32 0 0 212
US GU GUAM 2 12 0 0 14
US MP NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
US PR PUERTO RICO 31 2 1 0 34
US VI U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 8 1 0 0 9
US US U.S. UNSPECIFIED REGION 3 0 0 0 3
US   -- Subtotal -- 150949 17539 516 204 169208
FOREIGN ALX ALBANIA 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN ADX ANDORRA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN AIX ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN ARX ARGENTINA 84 6 1 0 91
FOREIGN AMX ARMENIA 11 0 0 0 11
FOREIGN AUX AUSTRALIA 1673 255 55 5 1988
FOREIGN ATX AUSTRIA 1520 104 0 1 1625
FOREIGN AZX AZERBAIJAN 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BSX THE BAHAMAS 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN BHX BAHRAIN 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BDX BANGLADESH 5 0 0 0 5
FOREIGN BBX BARBADOS 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN BYX BELARUS 12 1 0 0 13
FOREIGN BEX BELGIUM 1312 75 17 0 1404
FOREIGN BMX BERMUDA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BOX BOLIVIA 1 1 0 0 2
FOREIGN BAX BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BRX BRAZIL 374 44 0 0 418
FOREIGN VGX BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1 4 0 0 5
FOREIGN BNX BRUNEI DARUSSALAM 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN BGX BULGARIA 37 3 0 0 40
FOREIGN CMX CAMEROON 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN CAX CANADA 6934 738 15 3 7690
FOREIGN KYX CAYMAN ISLANDS 10 1 0 0 11
FOREIGN CLX CHILE 48 3 1 0 52
FOREIGN HKX CHINA, HONG KONG S.A.R. 706 204 1 0 911
FOREIGN MOX CHINA, MACAU S.A.R. 32 0 0 0 32
FOREIGN CNX CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 13243 1604 2 4 14853
FOREIGN COX COLOMBIA 25 5 0 0 30
FOREIGN CRX COSTA RICA 12 0 2 0 14
FOREIGN HRX CROATIA 18 2 0 0 20
FOREIGN CUX CUBA 9 0 0 0 9
FOREIGN CYX CYPRUS 7 0 0 0 7
FOREIGN CZX CZECH REPUBLIC 284 18 0 0 302
FOREIGN DKX DENMARK 1106 85 55 2 1248
FOREIGN DOX DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 4 1 0 0 5
FOREIGN ECX ECUADOR 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN EGX EGYPT 43 0 0 0 43
FOREIGN SVX EL SALVADOR 1 1 0 0 2
FOREIGN ERX ERITREA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN EEX ESTONIA 36 2 0 1 39
FOREIGN FOX FAROE ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN FIX FINLAND 1598 125 0 6 1729
FOREIGN FRX FRANCE 6816 530 44 3 7393
FOREIGN GEX GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN DEX GERMANY 16846 1219 111 14 18190
FOREIGN GIX GIBRALTAR 10 0 0 0 10
FOREIGN GRX GREECE 115 18 0 0 133
FOREIGN GTX GUATEMALA 1 3 0 0 4
FOREIGN GGX GUERNSEY 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN HNX HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 1
FOREIGN HUX HUNGARY 173 7 0 0 180
FOREIGN ISX ICELAND 53 3 0 0 56
FOREIGN INX INDIA 4163 98 1 0 4262
FOREIGN IDX INDONESIA 20 0 0 0 20
FOREIGN IRX IRAN 41 1 0 0 42
FOREIGN IQX IRAQ 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN IEX IRELAND 562 30 2 0 594
FOREIGN IMX ISLE OF MAN 7 3 0 0 10
FOREIGN ILX ISRAEL 4092 179 34 5 4310
FOREIGN ITX ITALY 2718 532 10 2 3262
FOREIGN JMX JAMAICA 9 0 0 0 9
FOREIGN JPX JAPAN 49677 2147 67 61 51952
FOREIGN JEX JERSEY 3 4 0 0 7
FOREIGN JOX JORDAN 15 0 0 0 15
FOREIGN KZX KAZAKHSTAN 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN KEX KENYA 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN KRX KOREA, SOUTH 20717 2058 2 46 22823
FOREIGN KWX KUWAIT 46 0 0 0 46
FOREIGN LVX LATVIA 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN LBX LEBANON 13 0 0 0 13
FOREIGN LIX LIECHTENSTEIN 24 11 0 0 35
FOREIGN LTX LITHUANIA 18 2 0 0 20
FOREIGN LUX LUXEMBOURG 56 12 0 0 68
FOREIGN MKX MACEDONIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MYX MALAYSIA 251 6 0 1 258
FOREIGN MTX MALTA 7 2 0 0 9
FOREIGN MUX MAURITIUS 0 1 0 0 1
FOREIGN MXX MEXICO 288 54 0 1 343
FOREIGN MDX MOLDOVA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN MCX MONACO 10 8 0 0 18
FOREIGN MAX MOROCCO 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN NAX NAMIBIA 4 0 0 0 4
FOREIGN NLX NETHERLANDS 2721 149 265 3 3138
FOREIGN NZX NEW ZEALAND 304 48 14 1 367
FOREIGN NIX NICARAGUA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN NGX NIGERIA 1 3 0 0 4
FOREIGN NOX NORWAY 618 18 0 3 639
FOREIGN OMX OMAN 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN PKX PAKISTAN 21 1 0 0 22
FOREIGN PAX PANAMA 8 2 0 0 10
FOREIGN PEX PERU 12 0 0 0 12
FOREIGN PHX PHILIPPINES 66 2 0 0 68
FOREIGN PLX POLAND 259 24 2 0 285
FOREIGN PTX PORTUGAL 100 19 0 0 119
FOREIGN QAX QATAR 21 0 0 0 21
FOREIGN ROX ROMANIA 94 14 0 0 108
FOREIGN RUX RUSSIAN FEDERATION 541 27 0 0 568
FOREIGN WSX SAMOA 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN SMX SAN MARINO 2 0 0 0 2
FOREIGN SAX SAUDI ARABIA 571 6 1 0 578
FOREIGN RSX SERBIA 18 0 1 0 19
FOREIGN SCX SEYCHELLES 3 0 0 0 3
FOREIGN SGX SINGAPORE 998 38 0 1 1037
FOREIGN SKX SLOVAKIA 36 6 0 0 42
FOREIGN SIX SLOVENIA 50 13 0 0 63
FOREIGN ZAX SOUTH AFRICA 182 31 6 0 219
FOREIGN ESX SPAIN 857 104 10 3 974
FOREIGN LKX SRI LANKA 9 0 0 0 9
FOREIGN SEX SWEDEN 3019 285 1 3 3308
FOREIGN CHX SWITZERLAND 2749 262 3 1 3015
FOREIGN SYX SYRIA 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN TWX TAIWAN 11580 970 0 8 12558
FOREIGN THX THAILAND 83 21 22 0 126
FOREIGN TTX TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2 1 0 0 3
FOREIGN TNX TUNISIA 6 0 0 0 6
FOREIGN TRX TURKEY 179 24 0 1 204
FOREIGN TCX TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN UAX UKRAINE 65 21 0 0 86
FOREIGN AEX UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 72 27 0 0 99
FOREIGN GBX UNITED KINGDOM 6635 991 49 11 7686
FOREIGN UYX URUGUAY 11 1 0 0 12
FOREIGN UZX UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN VUX VANUATU 1 0 0 0 1
FOREIGN VEX VENEZUELA 8 1 0 0 9
FOREIGN VNX VIET NAM 17 9 0 0 26
FOREIGN   -- Subtotal -- 167880 13331 795 190 182196
ALL ALL TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign 318829 30870 1311 394 351404

The following summary table displays patent counts and PERCENTAGE SHARE of patent counts by origin and patent type -- utility, design, plant, and reissue patents.
Count or Percent US or Foreign Code State, Territory, or Country Utility Design Plant Reissue Total
COUNT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (#) 150949 17539 516 204 169208
COUNT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (#) 167880 13331 795 190 182196
COUNT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (#) 318829 30870 1311 394 351404
PERCENT US   TOTAL- All U.S. States/Territories (%) 47.3 56.8 39.4 51.8 48.2
PERCENT FOREIGN   TOTAL- All Foreign (%) 52.7 43.2 60.6 48.2 51.8
PERCENT ALL   TOTAL- All Regions, U.S. and Foreign (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

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