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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

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

Count of 1998 - 2002 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 )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 184 170 148 167 181 850
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 0 10 117 121 248
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 39 41 26 29 26 161
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 8 14 21 16 66
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 2 2 13 11 18 46
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 6 7 17 10 6 46
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 8 10 3 13 9 43
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 17 14 4 1 0 36
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 9 8 6 4 7 34
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 2 2 4 8 16 32
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 11 10 5 2 31
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 5 4 9 5 4 27
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 4 2 3 8 9 26
BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 4 6 2 4 2 18
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 6 3 8 0 0 17
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 0 4 3 5 5 17
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 6 2 0 2 6 16
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 5 5 4 0 2 16
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 6 3 3 2 1 15
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED 5 2 3 3 1 14
F. F. SEELEY NOMINEES PTY. LTD. 2 3 3 1 5 14
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. 2 1 4 4 2 13
CSL LIMITED 0 4 2 3 4 13
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 0 1 7 3 2 13
SRP 687 PTY LTD 1 1 6 3 2 13
TELSTRA CORPORATION LIMITED 5 5 0 3 0 13
UNISEARCH LIMITED 3 1 3 3 3 13
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 0 4 3 6 0 13
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 4 2 2 0 4 12
MONASH UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 5 2 12
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 1 3 2 4 2 12
BOC GASES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 1 3 5 0 2 11
COCHLEAR LIMITED 1 2 2 3 3 11
COMALCO ALUMINUM LIMITED 5 2 2 2 0 11
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 3 4 2 1 10
PEPTIDE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 4 2 1 1 2 10
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 8 10
BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY COMPANY LIMITED 3 4 1 0 1 9
KINETIC LIMITED 1 1 1 3 3 9
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 3 3 1 0 8
BISHOP STEERING PTY. LIMITED 0 2 3 3 0 8
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 2 0 4 1 8
ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD. 0 2 3 1 2 8
POLARTECHNICS LTD. 4 3 1 0 0 8
SECURENCY PTY LTD. 0 0 1 2 5 8
THE AUSTIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 1 1 2 8
ALCATEL 0 0 1 3 3 7
AMCOR LTD. 1 0 5 0 1 7
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 0 1 1 3 2 7
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 0 1 4 2 7
DHT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 0 4 3 0 7
GRADIPORE LIMITED 0 1 1 1 4 7
LAKE DSP PTY LIMITED 0 1 1 1 4 7
PEPTECH LIMITED 0 1 0 1 5 7
BRITAX RAINSFORDS PTY. LTD. 1 0 3 2 0 6
FLINDERS TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 2 3 0 0 1 6
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 2 1 0 1 2 6
ICI AUSTRALIA OPERATIONS PROPRIETARY LTD. 3 2 0 1 0 6
KRONE GMBH 0 0 2 1 3 6
LIONS EYE INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 0 0 3 6
METAL STORM LIMITED 0 0 2 1 3 6
PACESETTER, INC. 1 3 2 0 0 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 1 0 4 6
SPOTLESS PLASTICS PTY. LTD. 2 2 0 1 1 6
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 2 2 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 0 1 1 2 2 6
AIMBRIDGE PTY. LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 0 1 0 3 1 5
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED 0 1 0 2 2 5
CRC FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL LIMITED 1 1 0 3 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 2 2 0 1 0 5
F. H. FAULDING & CO. LIMITED 2 0 1 2 0 5
GOODMAN FIELDER LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
GROPEP LIMITED 0 1 0 3 1 5
HENROB LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
INTERNATIONAL FLOWER DEVELOPMENTS PTY. LTD. 0 4 1 0 0 5
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 0 1 2 1 1 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
JOY MM DELAWARE, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
MACQUARIE RESEARCH, LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NOBLE HOUSE GROUP PTY. LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
PROVALIS UK LIMITED 0 0 1 4 0 5
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 0 2 0 3 5
X-RAY TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 0 0 2 1 2 5


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