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TABLE 7 PATENT APPLICATIONS FILED BY RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES 1
(FY 2008 - FY 2012)
State/Territory 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 2012 3 State/Territory 2008 2009 2010 2011 2 2012 3
Total 257,818 246,777 254,895 266,243 N/A Nebraska 592 504 600 639 N/A
Nevada 1,996 1,680 1,785 1,726 N/A
Alabama 996 912 977 986 N/A New Hampshire 1,564 1,510 1,547 1,690 N/A
Alaska 88 95 85 96 N/A New Jersey 9,428 9,622 9,861 9,669 N/A
Arizona 4,460 3,927 4,024 4,407 N/A New Mexico 857 814 863 873 N/A
Arkansas 420 418 456 417 N/A New York 16,838 15,098 15,279 15,935 N/A
California 66,370 66,132 66,287 70,720 N/A North Carolina 7,008 5,803 6,053 6,205 N/A
Colorado 4,898 5,019 5,244 5,554 N/A North Dakota 178 207 168 200 N/A
Connecticut 4,326 4,009 4,229 4,413 N/A Ohio 7,791 7,528 8,139 8,086 N/A
Delaware 922 904 993 1,006 N/A Oklahoma 1,048 1,052 1,138 1,107 N/A
District of
262 261 261 322 N/A Oregon 4,487 3,911 4,203 4,473 N/A
Columbia
Pennsylvania 7,951 7,568 8,068 8,085 N/A
Florida 8,480 7,839 8,624 8,580 N/A Rhode Island 740 666 739 753 N/A
Georgia 4,946 5,051 5,214 5,307 N/A South Carolina 1,585 1,596 1,669 1,935 N/A
Hawaii 300 293 267 295 N/A South Dakota 193 220 224 254 N/A
Idaho 1,905 1,544 1,635 1,664 N/A Tennessee 2,010 2,034 2,287 2,275 N/A
Illinois 9,340 8,985 9,278 9,770 N/A Texas 17,339 15,667 16,568 17,310 N/A
Indiana 3,345 3,181 3,515 3,726 N/A Utah 2,516 2,594 2,782 2,907 N/A
Iowa 1,641 1,481 1,581 1,585 N/A Vermont 1,309 616 679 804 N/A
Kansas 1,587 1,671 1,678 1,688 N/A Virginia 3,532 3,402 3,582 3,806 N/A
Kentucky 1,215 1,132 1,124 1,364 N/A Washington 12,602 12,619 12,815 13,764 N/A
Louisiana 709 795 882 835 N/A West Virginia 274 300 292 316 N/A
Maine 411 344 415 440 N/A Wisconsin 4,341 4,054 3,991 4,179 N/A
Maryland 3,694 3,503 3,551 3,760 N/A Wyoming 183 158 198 180 N/A
Massachusetts 11,534 11,417 12,376 12,931 N/A Puerto Rico 70 82 67 74 N/A
Michigan 8,447 7,881 7,834 8,243 N/A Virgin Islands 10 11 13 5 N/A
Minnesota 8,164 7,805 7,852 7,984 N/A U.S. Pacific
Islands4 - 1 1 3 N/A
Mississippi 320 337 338 336 N/A
Missouri 2,335 2,285 2,314 2,286 N/A United States5 3 - 1 2 N/A
Montana 258 239 249 273 N/A
- Represents zero.
1 Data include utility, plant, design, and reissue applications.
2 Finalized data for FY 2008 to 2011 provided.
3 FY 2012 preliminary data should be available January 2013 at www.uspto.gov, and finalized in the FY 2013 PAR.
4 Represents residents of American Samoa, Guam, and miscellaneous U.S. Pacific Islands.
5 State/Territory information not available.
PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2012