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

SOUTH KOREA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 557 1247 1455 1378 1382 6019
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 153 211 241 293 532 1430
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 110 212 224 218 245 1009
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 215 319 272 120 54 980
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 119 235 310 251 42 957
~Individually Owned Patent 94 162 148 186 254 844
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 58 120 130 124 72 504
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 72 92 93 60 99 416
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 43 84 72 65 66 330
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 29 44 41 35 35 184
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 18 46 29 18 35 146
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 27 42 31 23 10 133
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. 84 32 13 1 2 132
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 6 20 17 34 34 111
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 11 15 21 28 27 102
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 5 14 36 17 14 86
KIA MOTORS CORP. 10 42 7 1 7 67
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 1 10 56 67
DAEWOO TELECOM CO., LTD. 0 15 27 19 3 64
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 4 5 14 18 18 59
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. 18 19 12 3 0 52
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 3 3 1 18 23 48
GOLD STAR ELECTRON CO., LTD. 32 8 4 1 1 46
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY 11 19 8 5 2 45
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 6 9 6 8 16 45
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 8 8 9 8 10 43
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 6 11 8 4 13 42
MANDO MACHINERY CORP. LTD. 6 12 9 3 3 33
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 8 5 12 5 33
DAEWOO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 8 3 9 3 8 31
KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 22 5 1 30
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 12 7 9 29
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 0 10 18 28
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 26 26
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 1 5 5 5 5 21
MEDISON CO., LTD. 2 6 3 3 7 21
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 0 5 7 6 2 20
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 0 5 4 5 6 20
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 2 3 0 3 11 19
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 0 3 5 6 3 17
ANAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 5 8 3 0 0 16
SKC LIMITED 7 5 3 1 0 16
PACIFIC CORPORATION 2 1 5 4 3 15
CHONG KUN DANG CORP. 2 2 5 3 2 14
DONG KOOK PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 3 4 1 3 2 13
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 1 4 4 4 13
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 1 1 5 4 2 13
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 2 3 1 3 12
SK CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 5 12
SUNKYONG INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 1 5 3 2 12
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT KOREA CO., LTD. 0 0 12 0 0 12
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 2 1 4 2 2 11
LUCKY LTD. 6 3 1 1 0 11
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 2 1 2 3 3 11
YUKONG LIMITED 1 3 6 1 0 11
HYUNDAI MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 4 10
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING 1 5 0 3 1 10
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 0 0 4 0 6 10
LG LCD, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
MIRAE CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 5 10
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 5 9
POSTECH FOUNDATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
YUPOONG & CO., LTD. 0 1 1 6 1 9
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 4 2 2 8
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 5 0 1 0 2 8
KOREA INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. 2 2 2 1 1 8
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & METALS 3 2 1 2 0 8
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 7 1 0 0 0 8
DADA CORP. 0 0 0 5 2 7
DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 1 3 2 0 7
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 5 7
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 0 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 0 2 2 2 7
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 0 2 5 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 0 1 4 0 7
SAEHAN INDUSTRIES INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
SAMYANG CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 6 7
SHIN A SPORTS CO., LTD. 2 0 2 1 2 7
ACE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CHANGMIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 4 1 1 0 6
HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
IL-YANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 1 6
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 0 2 2 2 6
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 2 2 1 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 1 0 6
SINDO RICOH CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 1 6
WORLD INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 4 2 0 6
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 2 6
BIONEER CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
BOLAK CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GMP CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
POONGSAN CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
SAMJIN PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5



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