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

ISRAEL

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 109 138 144 121 104 616
MOTOROLA, INC. 19 35 32 18 22 126
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 14 29 35 23 23 124
YISSUM RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM 19 23 28 20 29 119
INTEL CORPORATION 15 31 21 22 9 98
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 22 12 15 19 80
RAMOT UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY FOR APPLIED RESEARCH AND INDUSTRI 8 15 12 14 14 63
ISCAR LTD. 10 13 10 12 11 56
STATE OF ISRAEL, MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, RAFAEL-ARMAMENT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 17 10 7 5 9 48
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 18 9 8 7 4 46
ORMAT INDUSTRIES, LTD. 14 7 6 4 9 40
SCI TEX CORPORATION LTD. 12 6 13 6 3 40
BIOSENSE, INC. 1 4 1 5 16 27
INDIGO N.V. 2 6 9 6 4 27
3COM CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 19 26
BIO-TECHNOLOGY GENERAL CORP. 4 9 8 4 1 26
MEDINOL LTD. 2 7 5 7 4 25
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. 1 0 2 4 18 25
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 4 5 6 1 8 24
ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS LTD. 5 9 6 1 2 23
APPLIED SPECTRAL IMAGING LTD. 0 6 6 8 2 22
HADASIT MEDICAL RESEARCH SERVICES & DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 0 3 7 3 9 22
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 2 4 6 8 22
TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD. 6 4 2 2 7 21
D.S.P.C. TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 1 9 8 18
APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 0 0 1 3 13 17
LASER INDUSTRIES LTD. 4 8 2 2 1 17
SAIFUN SEMICONDUCTORS, LTD. 0 1 2 7 6 16
BROMINE COMPOUNDS LTD. 5 5 0 3 2 15
SMARTLIGHT LTD. 0 3 3 3 6 15
IMPULSE DYNAMICS N.V. 0 0 0 0 13 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 4 3 3 2 12
NOVA MEASURING INSTRUMENTS, LTD. 2 1 2 4 3 12
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 1 2 0 4 4 11
ECI TELECOM LTD. 0 0 1 3 7 11
BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 4 1 10
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 4 10
NANOMOTION LTD. 4 2 1 1 2 10
PHARMOS CORP. 2 3 3 2 0 10
ZAG INDUSTRIES LTD. 0 0 5 0 5 10
ZAG LTD. 3 5 1 1 0 10
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 3 3 0 9
ORBOTECH LTD. 1 3 0 2 3 9
CHIP EXPRESS (ISRAEL) LTD. 3 2 1 1 1 8
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 0 8
ELECTRIC FUEL LIMITED 2 2 1 2 1 8
GALILEO TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 3 4 0 1 8
HI-G-TEK LTD. 0 0 1 3 4 8
KULICKE AND SOFFA INVESTMENTS, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
WAFERSCALE INTEGRATION INC. 2 4 2 0 0 8
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD. AT THE WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE 1 1 2 1 3 8
ADVANCED RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
CARGILL, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
D-PHARM, LTD. 0 0 1 3 3 7
ELOP ELECTROOPTICS INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 2 1 0 3 7
ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES LTD. 2 2 1 1 1 7
MERCURY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION 2 0 3 1 1 7
NEWS DATACOM LTD. 2 3 1 0 1 7
ODIN TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
PERIO PRODUCTS LTD. 2 2 1 0 2 7
VISONIC LTD. 3 0 2 1 1 7
ADVANCED VISION TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 1 4 0 1 0 6
AGROGENE LTD. 1 3 0 1 1 6
CONEXANT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
CREATORS LIMITED 0 1 0 3 2 6
CREOSCITEX CORPORATION LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
DSPC ISRAEL LTD. 0 1 0 4 1 6
ELSCINT LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
EMC CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 1 6
INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES (LASERS) LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
LIFE MEDICAL SCIENCES, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
ORBOT INSTRUMENTS LTD. 3 1 2 0 0 6
ORCKIT COMMUNICATIONS LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
ORIDION MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 3 1 2 6
THE STATE OF ISRAEL, ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION, SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER 0 0 4 0 2 6
UNIC VIEW LTD. 1 2 2 0 1 6
WIRELESS ONLINE, INC. 0 1 2 3 0 6
ZEN RESEARCH N.V. 4 0 1 1 0 6
3DV SYSTEMS LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
CALLMANAGE LTD. 0 2 2 1 0 5
EDGE MEDICAL DEVICES LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ELDAT COMMUNICATION LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
GALTRONICS LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
INFLUENCE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
M-SYSTEMS FLASH DISK PIONEERS LTD. 0 1 1 1 2 5
MALCAM LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
MARCONI MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
MIGADA, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
NDS LIMITED 0 0 1 0 4 5
NICE SYSTEMS LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
OPLUS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
PEPTOR LIMITED 0 1 2 2 0 5
PLASSON MAAGAN MICHAEL INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1 2 1 1 0 5
REMON MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
SHELLCASE LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
TARO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5
TEDEA-HUNTLEIGH INTERNATIONAL LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
ULTRA-GUIDE LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
VISIONCARE LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 0 0 1 5



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