U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1997 - 2001 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

AUSTRALIA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 139 184 170 148 167 808
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 18 39 41 26 29 153
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 0 10 117 127
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 10 8 14 21 56
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 2 6 7 17 10 42
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 0 17 14 4 1 36
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 2 8 10 3 13 36
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 7 9 8 6 4 34
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 3 11 10 5 31
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 6 5 4 9 5 29
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 0 2 2 13 11 28
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 2 4 2 3 8 19
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 1 6 3 8 0 18
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 2 2 2 4 8 18
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED 4 5 2 3 3 17
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 3 6 3 3 2 17
BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 0 4 6 2 4 16
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED 3 5 5 0 3 16
COMALCO ALUMINUM LIMITED 4 5 2 2 2 15
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 0 5 5 4 0 14
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 3 6 2 0 2 13
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 0 0 4 3 6 13
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. 1 2 1 4 4 12
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 0 0 4 3 5 12
UNISEARCH LIMITED 2 3 1 3 3 12
COCHLEAR LIMITED 3 1 2 2 3 11
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 0 0 1 7 3 11
SRP 687 PTY LTD 0 1 1 6 3 11
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 1 1 3 2 4 11
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED 2 3 4 1 0 10
CSL LIMITED 1 0 4 2 3 10
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 2 4 2 2 0 10
ICI AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PROPRIETARY LTD. 4 3 2 0 1 10
MONASH UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 2 5 10
AMCOR LTD. 3 1 0 5 0 9
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 1 3 3 1 9
BOC GASES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 0 1 3 5 0 9
F. F. SEELEY NOMINEES PTY. LTD. 0 2 3 3 1 9
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 3 4 2 9
PEPTIDE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 4 2 1 1 9
BISHOP STEERING PTY. LIMITED 0 0 2 3 3 8
KINETIC LIMITED 2 1 1 1 3 8
POLARTECHNICS LTD. 0 4 3 1 0 8
BRITAX RAINSFORDS PTY. LTD. 1 1 0 3 2 7
DHT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 3 2 1 0 1 7
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 1 2 0 4 7
PACESETTER, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
SPOTLESS PLASTICS PTY. LTD. 2 2 2 0 1 7
CRC FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL LIMITED 1 1 1 0 3 6
HOWARD FLOREY INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY AND MEDIC 2 2 0 1 1 6
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS PTY. LTD. 1 0 4 1 0 6
ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD. 0 0 2 3 1 6
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
THE AUSTIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 2 1 1 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
WARMAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3 2 0 1 0 6
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
BETATENE LIMITED 1 2 1 1 0 5
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2 0 0 2 1 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 2 2 0 1 5
EASTLAND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 4 0 0 0 5
ELECTRO OPTIC SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
F. H. FAULDING & CO. LIMITED 0 2 0 1 2 5
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD. 4 1 0 0 0 5
FLINDERS TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 0 2 3 0 0 5
GAINSBOROUGH HARDWARE INDUSTRIES PTY. LIMITED 2 0 1 0 2 5
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 2 2 5
GROPEP LIMITED 1 0 1 0 3 5
HENROB LIMITED 0 2 1 2 0 5
KRONE AG 1 2 1 0 1 5
NARHEX LIMITED 1 0 2 1 1 5
NOBLE HOUSE GROUP PTY. LTD. 0 3 0 1 1 5
PROVALIS UK LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
RESEARCH LABORATORIES OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED 3 0 0 0 2 5
STRATHAYR PTY. LIMITED 3 0 1 0 1 5



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