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PATENT COUNTS
States and Countries of Origin
Calendar Year 1997
This report, prepared from the Technology Assessment and Forecast
(TAF) data base, displays calendar year Patent and Trademark Office
(PTO) patent grants by state and country of origin. This report
was prepared on 1/28/98. Separate counts are provided for utility,
design, plant, and reissue patents and for statutory invention
registrations (SIRs). The 'totals' column, as listed in this report,
excludes counts of SIRs.
Patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named
inventor as displayed on the face of each patent. Patent counts
are broken down by type of patent document issued by the PTO.
Questions regarding this report should be directed to:
(address as of 2/97)
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Office of Electronic Information Products
Technology Assessment and Forecast Program
PK3-Suite 441
Washington, DC 20231
tel (703) 306-2600
FAX (703) 306-2737
STATE-COUNTRY COUNTS FROM CALENDAR YEAR 1997 PATENT FILE PAGE 1
MAIL
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
AL ALABAMA 300 45 0 0 345 0
AK ALASKA 46 14 0 0 60 0
AZ ARIZONA 1049 114 0 0 1163 0
AR ARKANSAS 125 25 2 0 152 0
CA CALIFORNIA 11289 1475 114 25 12903 12
CO COLORADO 1220 123 0 1 1344 1
CT CONNECTICUT 1404 237 2 2 1645 0
DE DELAWARE 357 11 0 0 368 2
FL FLORIDA 2159 358 30 3 2550 2
GA GEORGIA 966 141 3 2 1112 0
HI HAWAII 77 14 2 0 93 0
ID IDAHO 565 30 0 2 597 0
IL ILLINOIS 3007 516 4 10 3537 2
IN INDIANA 1215 113 1 2 1331 0
IA IOWA 398 50 0 2 450 0
KS KANSAS 260 62 0 0 322 0
KY KENTUCKY 291 54 1 4 350 0
LA LOUISIANA 377 31 0 1 409 0
ME MAINE 93 16 0 0 109 0
MD MARYLAND 1170 85 0 2 1257 6
MA MASSACHUSETTS 2575 243 4 8 2830 1
MI MICHIGAN 2839 221 4 11 3075 1
MN MINNESOTA 1829 218 0 11 2058 1
MS MISSISSIPPI 157 27 0 0 184 0
MO MISSOURI 730 129 7 2 868 0
MT MONTANA 88 15 0 2 105 0
NE NEBRASKA 164 20 1 0 185 0
NV NEVADA 182 45 0 0 227 0
NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 457 41 1 3 502 0
NJ NEW JERSEY 3189 261 2 9 3461 2
NM NEW MEXICO 261 15 1 4 281 0
NY NEW YORK 4813 585 7 15 5420 1
NC NORTH CAROLINA 1262 236 2 0 1500 1
ND NORTH DAKOTA 42 6 0 2 50 0
OH OHIO 2715 542 17 6 3280 15
OK OKLAHOMA 416 37 0 0 453 0
OR OREGON 793 305 5 0 1103 0
PA PENNSYLVANIA 2697 219 6 9 2931 3
RI RHODE ISLAND 249 53 0 1 303 0
SC SOUTH CAROLINA 430 67 0 2 499 0
SD SOUTH DAKOTA 46 7 0 0 53 0
TN TENNESSEE 645 95 3 2 745 1
TX TEXAS 4139 276 6 17 4438 10
UT UTAH 611 51 0 2 664 0
VT VERMONT 277 14 0 0 291 0
VA VIRGINIA 818 93 0 3 914 3
WA WASHINGTON 1350 155 5 1 1511 0
WV WEST VIRGINIA 146 18 0 0 164 0
WI WISCONSIN 1301 218 0 7 1526 1
WY WYOMING 51 9 0 0 60 0
DC DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 52 7 0 0 59 0
GU GUAM 1 1 0 0 2 0
PR PUERTO RICO 10 4 0 0 14 0
AS U.S. PACIFIC ISLANDS 1 0 0 0 1 0
US UNITED STATES 4 0 0 0 4 0
VI VIRGIN (U.S.) ISL 2 0 0 0 2 0
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 61710 7747 230 173 69860 65
COUNTRY
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
AR ARGENTINA 35 2 1 0 38 0
AW ARUBA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AU AUSTRALIA 478 76 14 0 568 0
AT AUSTRIA 376 17 0 0 393 0
BS THE BAHAMAS 10 0 0 0 10 0
BH BAHRAIN 1 0 0 0 1 0
BY BELARUS 2 0 0 0 2 0
BE BELGIUM 514 40 4 0 558 2
BM BERMUDA 1 0 0 0 1 0
BR BRAZIL 62 4 0 1 67 0
BG BULGARIA 5 0 0 0 5 0
CA CANADA 2378 418 15 4 2815 1
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS 6 0 0 0 6 0
CL CHILE 5 1 0 0 6 0
CN CHINA P.REP. 62 4 0 0 66 0
CO COLOMBIA 10 0 0 0 10 0
CD CONGO, DEM REP OF THE 1 0 0 0 1 0
CR COSTA RICA 7 0 0 0 7 0
HR CROATIA 10 0 0 0 10 0
CU CUBA 4 0 0 0 4 0
CY CYPRUS 2 0 0 0 2 0
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 14 0 0 0 14 0
CS CZECHOSLOVAKIA 9 1 0 0 10 0
DK DENMARK 333 89 9 1 432 0
EC ECUADOR 0 1 0 0 1 0
EG EGYPT 1 0 0 0 1 0
SV EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 0 1 0
FI FINLAND 452 15 0 1 468 0
FR FRANCE 2958 212 27 5 3202 0
GE GEORGIA (REPUBLIC OF) 1 0 0 0 1 0
DE GERMANY 7008 239 34 10 7291 1
GR GREECE 12 0 0 0 12 0
GT GUATEMALA 2 0 0 0 2 0
HT HAITI 1 0 0 0 1 0
HN HONDURAS 0 0 1 0 1 0
HK HONG KONG,S.A.R. 81 180 0 0 261 0
HU HUNGARY 25 0 0 0 25 0
IS ICELAND 3 0 0 0 3 0
IN INDIA 47 1 0 0 48 0
ID INDONESIA 5 7 0 0 12 1
IR IRAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
IE IRELAND 73 4 0 1 78 0
IL ISRAEL 534 43 0 0 577 0
IT ITALY 1239 165 0 13 1417 0
JP JAPAN 23178 948 6 51 24183 7
JO JORDAN 4 0 0 0 4 0
KZ KAZAKHSTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
KE KENYA 1 0 0 0 1 0
KW KUWAIT 2 0 0 0 2 0
LB LEBANON 1 0 0 0 1 0
LI LIECHTENSTEIN 11 1 0 0 12 0
LT LITHUANIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
LU LUXEMBOURG 22 20 0 0 42 0
MY MALAYSIA 17 12 0 0 29 0
MT MALTA 1 0 0 0 1 0
MX MEXICO 45 11 0 1 57 0
MC MONACO 5 3 0 0 8 0
AN NETH. ANTILLES 1 0 0 0 1 0
NL NETHERLANDS 809 55 29 2 895 1
NZ NEW ZEALAND 85 22 2 0 109 0
NG NIGERIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
NO NORWAY 142 15 0 0 157 0
PE PERU 1 1 0 0 2 0
PH PHILIPPINES 4 17 0 0 21 0
PL POLAND 11 0 0 0 11 0
PT PORTUGAL 8 0 0 0 8 0
RO ROMANIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATION 111 1 0 0 112 0
ZA S. AFRICA 101 13 0 0 114 0
SA SAUDI ARABIA 14 0 0 0 14 0
SG SINGAPORE 94 6 0 0 100 0
SK SLOVAKIA 3 0 0 0 3 0
SI SLOVENIA 7 0 0 0 7 0
KR SOUTH KOREA 1891 73 0 1 1965 0
ES SPAIN 177 15 0 1 193 0
LK SRI LANKA 1 1 0 0 2 0
SE SWEDEN 867 100 0 3 970 0
CH SWITZERLAND 1090 89 0 0 1179 0
TW TAIWAN 2057 539 0 1 2597 0
TH THAILAND 5 6 0 0 11 0
TT TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 1 0 0 0 1 0
TN TUNISIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
TR TURKEY 5 0 0 0 5 0
SU U.S.S.R. 4 0 0 0 4 0
UA UKRAINE 8 0 0 0 8 0
GB UNITED KINGDOM 2678 196 22 8 2904 0
UY URUGUAY 4 0 0 0 4 0
VE VENEZUELA 25 1 0 0 26 0
VG VIRGIN (BRITISH) ISL 1 2 0 0 3 0
YU YUGOSLAVIA 5 1 0 0 6 0
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN 50274 3667 164 104 54209 13
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 61710 7747 230 173 69860 65
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES 111984 11414 394 277 124069 78
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN (%) 44.9% 32.1% 41.6% 37.5% 43.7% 16.7%
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES (%) 55.1% 67.9% 58.4% 62.5% 56.3% 83.3%
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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