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PATENT COUNTS
States and Countries of Origin
Calendar Year 1998
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 2/22/99. 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 3/99)
U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office for Patent and Trademark Information
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 1998 PATENT FILE
MAIL
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
AL ALABAMA 366 54 2 1 423 0
AK ALASKA 63 12 0 0 75 0
AZ ARIZONA 1514 161 0 3 1678 0
AR ARKANSAS 144 38 0 1 183 0
CA CALIFORNIA 15793 1890 112 29 17824 7
CO COLORADO 1750 161 1 4 1916 0
CT CONNECTICUT 1798 267 1 5 2071 0
DE DELAWARE 395 27 0 1 423 2
FL FLORIDA 2668 413 28 5 3114 2
GA GEORGIA 1290 199 2 4 1495 1
HI HAWAII 84 9 0 0 93 0
ID IDAHO 855 33 0 10 898 0
IL ILLINOIS 3727 633 0 5 4365 1
IN INDIANA 1372 185 1 2 1560 0
IA IOWA 644 75 0 0 719 0
KS KANSAS 349 52 0 3 404 0
KY KENTUCKY 349 53 1 1 404 0
LA LOUISIANA 485 42 12 3 542 0
ME MAINE 123 20 0 1 144 0
MD MARYLAND 1442 122 4 0 1568 6
MA MASSACHUSETTS 3413 314 3 5 3735 0
MI MICHIGAN 3511 295 9 14 3829 0
MN MINNESOTA 2472 300 1 5 2778 1
MS MISSISSIPPI 173 24 3 0 200 0
MO MISSOURI 900 143 4 2 1049 0
MT MONTANA 130 19 0 0 149 0
NE NEBRASKA 204 29 0 0 233 0
NV NEVADA 270 59 0 3 332 0
NH NEW HAMPSHIRE 610 37 0 1 648 0
NJ NEW JERSEY 3770 417 3 10 4200 6
NM NEW MEXICO 343 20 0 0 363 0
NY NEW YORK 6319 778 2 15 7114 0
NC NORTH CAROLINA 1614 218 0 8 1840 2
ND NORTH DAKOTA 65 4 0 0 69 0
OH OHIO 3273 604 4 10 3891 7
OK OKLAHOMA 488 51 3 0 542 0
OR OREGON 1184 347 27 2 1560 0
PA PENNSYLVANIA 3369 373 5 11 3758 4
RI RHODE ISLAND 280 77 0 0 357 0
SC SOUTH CAROLINA 570 105 3 4 682 0
SD SOUTH DAKOTA 50 7 0 0 57 0
TN TENNESSEE 783 124 2 3 912 0
TX TEXAS 5575 377 7 12 5971 8
UT UTAH 666 63 1 1 731 0
VT VERMONT 322 20 0 0 342 0
VA VIRGINIA 1051 104 0 2 1157 6
WA WASHINGTON 1776 219 2 3 2000 0
WV WEST VIRGINIA 189 20 1 0 210 1
WI WISCONSIN 1567 306 1 4 1878 2
WY WYOMING 45 4 0 0 49 0
DC DISTRICT OF COLU 74 9 0 2 85 0
GU GUAM 5 0 0 0 5 0
PR PUERTO RICO 20 1 0 0 21 0
VI VIRGIN (U.S.) IS 3 0 0 0 3 0
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 80295 9914 245 195 90649 56
COUNTRY
CODE STATE/COUNTRY UTILITY DESIGN PLANT REISSUE TOTALS SIRS
DZ ALGERIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AD ANDORRA 2 0 0 0 2 0
AI ANGUILLA 1 0 0 0 1 0
AE ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0 1 0
AR ARGENTINA 43 3 0 0 46 0
AU AUSTRALIA 720 95 13 2 830 0
AT AUSTRIA 387 19 0 2 408 0
BS THE BAHAMAS 10 0 0 0 10 0
BY BELARUS 7 1 0 0 8 0
BE BELGIUM 693 42 20 0 755 0
BM BERMUDA 2 0 0 0 2 0
BO BOLIVIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
BR BRAZIL 74 14 0 0 88 0
BG BULGARIA 1 3 0 0 4 0
CA CANADA 2974 547 8 7 3536 1
KY CAYMAN ISLANDS 6 0 0 0 6 0
CL CHILE 16 1 0 0 17 0
CN CHINA P.REP. 72 17 0 0 89 0
CO COLOMBIA 4 0 0 0 4 0
CR COSTA RICA 1 0 4 0 5 0
HR CROATIA 13 1 0 0 14 0
CU CUBA 5 0 0 0 5 0
CZ CZECH REPUBLIC 13 4 0 0 17 0
CS CZECHOSLOVAKIA 9 0 0 0 9 0
DK DENMARK 391 66 40 2 499 0
EC ECUADOR 3 3 0 0 6 0
EG EGYPT 0 1 0 0 1 0
SV EL SALVADOR 1 0 0 0 1 0
FI FINLAND 595 34 0 0 629 0
FR FRANCE 3674 282 27 7 3990 1
DE GERMANY 9095 409 62 15 9581 0
GR GREECE 16 1 0 0 17 0
GT GUATEMALA 2 0 0 0 2 0
HN HONDURAS 4 0 0 0 4 0
HK HONG KONG,S.A.R. 160 212 0 0 372 0
HU HUNGARY 50 2 0 0 52 0
IS ICELAND 7 0 0 0 7 0
IN INDIA 85 7 2 0 94 0
ID INDONESIA 3 7 0 0 10 0
IE IRELAND 74 7 0 0 81 0
IL ISRAEL 754 50 12 4 820 0
IT ITALY 1582 231 1 4 1818 1
JM JAMAICA 1 0 0 0 1 0
JP JAPAN 30841 1207 20 48 32116 3
JO JORDAN 2 1 0 0 3 0
KZ KAZAKHSTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
KE KENYA 0 1 0 0 1 0
KW KUWAIT 1 5 0 0 6 0
LV LATVIA 1 0 0 0 1 0
LB LEBANON 3 0 0 0 3 0
LI LIECHTENSTEIN 16 0 0 0 16 0
LT LITHUANIA 3 0 0 0 3 0
LU LUXEMBOURG 20 26 0 0 46 0
MY MALAYSIA 23 12 0 0 35 0
MT MALTA 1 1 0 0 2 0
MX MEXICO 57 20 0 0 77 0
MC MONACO 7 0 0 0 7 0
MA MOROCCO 1 0 1 0 2 0
MM MYANMAR 1 0 0 0 1 0
AN NETH. ANTILLES 1 0 0 0 1 0
NL NETHERLANDS 1226 84 71 1 1382 0
NC NEW CALEDONIA 0 1 0 0 1 0
NZ NEW ZEALAND 114 27 4 0 145 0
NG NIGERIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
NO NORWAY 198 34 0 0 232 0
PK PAKISTAN 2 0 0 0 2 0
PE PERU 5 0 0 0 5 0
PH PHILIPPINES 8 11 0 0 19 0
PL POLAND 15 4 0 0 19 0
PT PORTUGAL 11 1 0 0 12 0
RO ROMANIA 3 0 0 0 3 0
RU RUSSIAN FEDERATI 189 5 0 0 194 0
KN SAINT KITTS AND 2 0 0 0 2 0
SA SAUDI ARABIA 14 0 0 0 14 0
SG SINGAPORE 120 16 0 0 136 0
SK SLOVAKIA 2 0 0 0 2 0
SI SLOVENIA 18 2 0 0 20 0
ZA SOUTH AFRICA 115 11 6 0 132 0
KR SOUTH KOREA 3259 103 0 0 3362 0
ES SPAIN 248 60 0 0 308 0
LK SRI LANKA 1 1 0 0 2 0
SE SWEDEN 1225 118 1 2 1346 0
CH SWITZERLAND 1278 94 0 1 1373 0
TW TAIWAN 3100 705 0 0 3805 0
TH THAILAND 13 8 0 0 21 0
TT TRINIDAD/TOBAGO 1 1 0 0 2 0
TR TURKEY 2 0 0 0 2 0
TC TURKS AND CAICOS 1 0 0 0 1 0
SU U.S.S.R. 6 0 0 0 6 0
UA UKRAINE 17 0 0 0 17 0
GB UNITED KINGDOM 3464 230 24 8 3726 0
UY URUGUAY 3 0 0 0 3 0
UZ UZBEKISTAN 1 0 0 0 1 0
VE VENEZUELA 27 2 0 0 29 0
VG VIRGIN (BRITISH) 2 1 0 0 3 0
YU YUGOSLAVIA 2 2 0 0 4 0
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN 67226 4853 316 103 72498 6
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES 80295 9914 245 195 90649 56
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES 147521 14767 561 298 163147 62
TOTAL, ALL FOREIGN (%) 45.6% 32.9% 56.3% 34.6% 44.4% 9.7%
TOTAL, ALL U.S. STATES (%) 54.4% 67.1% 43.7% 65.4% 55.6% 90.3%
TOTAL, ALL COUNTRIES (%) 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
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