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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2003 - 2007 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

KOREA, SOUTH

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

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1253 1514 1569 2306 2583 9225
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 404 474 461 683 665 2687
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 244 330 353 438 399 1764
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 214 296 314 379 411 1614
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 290 262 215 257 189 1213
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 114 130 109 150 301 804
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 102 86 112 171 205 676
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 105 110 118 132 109 574
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 77 74 81 126 148 506
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 179 106 25 15 2 327
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 10 25 21 70 188 314
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 41 58 32 48 37 216
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 60 35 28 39 31 193
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 35 41 29 24 30 159
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 14 14 24 25 49 126
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 1 5 32 43 29 110
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 38 35 22 8 1 104
DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 0 32 67 2 101
LG PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD. 1 23 21 31 10 86
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 20 14 24 10 80
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 13 16 17 19 14 79
MIRAE CORPORATION 20 20 11 6 9 66
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 22 9 11 14 7 63
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 8 14 13 17 8 60
KIA MOTORS CORP. 11 7 9 16 17 60
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 3 8 8 15 22 56
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 14 7 13 10 9 53
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 9 16 12 7 5 49
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 4 7 12 12 13 48
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 10 13 14 5 5 47
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 9 13 10 3 2 37
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 1 7 3 16 10 37
LG-NORTEL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 9 28 37
POSTECH FOUNDATION 3 7 5 10 12 37
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 2 6 4 8 17 37
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 1 11 21 33
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 1 6 10 7 9 33
MANDO CORPORATION 11 4 7 6 4 32
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 8 5 4 10 4 31
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 15 7 3 2 4 31
UT STARCOM, INC. 0 0 16 11 3 30
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 7 8 5 5 2 27
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 4 4 8 5 5 26
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 0 1 4 9 12 26
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 7 4 5 4 5 25
CJ CORP. 0 4 8 8 4 24
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 5 8 5 1 5 24
CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 2 10 8 23
SK CORPORATION 5 6 6 1 5 23
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 7 3 6 4 2 22
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 7 5 4 3 2 21
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 5 2 2 6 6 21
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 5 4 3 6 2 20
HANMI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 7 2 2 5 4 20
MEDISON CO., LTD. 9 7 1 2 1 20
POSCO 0 4 6 7 3 20
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 3 7 3 7 0 20
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 7 11 0 0 19
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 5 7 6 0 1 19
LG CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 2 10 4 3 0 19
SAMSUNG ATOFINA CO. LTD. 0 5 9 5 0 19
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 2 1 3 5 8 19
ANGSTROM INC. 0 0 3 6 9 18
DADA CORP. 1 6 3 5 3 18
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 4 7 6 0 18
LG LIFE SCIENCES, LTD. 2 6 2 5 3 18
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 4 3 4 2 17
DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD. 1 4 2 3 6 16
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 0 2 3 9 2 16
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 6 2 1 3 4 16
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 9 5 2 0 0 16
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 2 2 3 5 15
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 8 4 2 0 1 15
SAMYANG CORPORATION 3 3 2 2 5 15
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 0 1 3 7 3 14
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. 0 6 2 5 1 14
HANYANG HAK WON CO. LTD. 3 5 2 2 1 13
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 10 0 3 0 0 13
C-J CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 7 12
HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE KOREA, INC. 1 1 2 1 7 12
HYUNDAI CURITEL, INC. 4 3 2 2 1 12
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY 2 6 3 1 0 12
LG N-SYS INC. 0 2 4 4 2 12
PANTECH CO. LTD. 0 1 1 2 7 11
SILTRON INC. 3 2 2 2 2 11
SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 2 2 3 0 11
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 2 3 2 2 2 11
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS SUNGWOO CORPORATION 1 6 3 0 0 10
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 1 3 0 3 3 10
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY 0 2 4 3 1 10
YONSEI UNIVERSITY 1 2 2 2 3 10
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 4 3 1 1 0 9
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 0 0 0 0 9 9
ATLAB INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
CHIPPAC, INC. 1 0 1 1 5 8
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 1 0 1 1 8
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 3 1 0 1 8
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 6 8
INTERVIDEO, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
IPS LTD. 2 2 2 0 2 8
KMW INC. 3 0 1 0 4 8
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 3 8
PACIFIC CORPORATION 4 2 0 2 0 8
SAMYANG GENEX CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 1 8
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 3 3 2 0 0 8
SK TELETECH CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 1 8
SUNSTAR PRECISION CO., LTD. 1 3 2 1 1 8
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 1 1 3 7
BIONEER CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 0 7
HONG JIN CROWN CO., LTD. 3 2 1 0 1 7
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 5 7
LG CHEM INVESTMENT LTD. 2 4 0 0 1 7
MANDO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 6 1 0 0 0 7
MYONGJI UNIVERSITY 1 2 0 4 0 7
NESS CAPACITOR CO., LTD. 4 2 0 0 1 7
ROYAL SOVEREIGN, INC. 3 1 1 2 0 7
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
SKC CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 2 7
CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
DN CRAFT CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 1 6
DOOSAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
EHWA DIAMOND IND. CO., LTD. 5 0 1 0 0 6
EO TECHNICS CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 1 6
GMP CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
HOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 0 2 6
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 0 0 0 3 3 6
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 0 2 3 6
JVM CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 5 6
KISWEL, LTD. 2 4 0 0 0 6
KOREA GAS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
KTFREETEL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 3 0 6
PANAGENE, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SAMSUNG THALES CO., LTD. 2 1 1 2 0 6
SILICON7 INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
VALEO MANDO ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS KOREA LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
YUPOONG, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
AMOTECH CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
AMUSETEC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
BERKANA WIRELESS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BSE CO., LTD. 0 2 0 0 3 5
DNS KOREA CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 0 5
EPIVALLEY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
FANTOM COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
G& W TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
HANYANG FRAME CO., LTD. 0 1 4 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HUMAN EL-TECH, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
HYUNDAI DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
HYUNDAI MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
JV MEDI CO., LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 0 2 2 5
KOREA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 1 0 1 2 5
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
KYUNGDONG BOILER CO, LTD. 1 0 4 0 0 5
LS TECH CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MOLEX INCORPORATED 0 1 0 3 1 5
NEUROTECH CO., LTD. 2 0 2 0 1 5
NOVERA OPTICS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SAMSUNG OLED CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 0 1 3 1 0 5
SILTERRA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
SKC LIMITED 0 2 1 2 0 5
TORAY SAEHAN INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
UTSTARCOM KOREA LIMITED 0 0 3 1 1 5


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