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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

SOUTH KOREA

( 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
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1247 1452 1374 1378 1274 6725
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 211 241 293 532 391 1668
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 212 224 218 245 334 1233
~Individually Owned Patent 162 148 186 254 260 1010
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 235 310 251 42 30 868
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 319 272 120 54 14 779
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 120 130 124 72 89 535
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 92 93 60 99 145 489
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 84 72 65 66 33 320
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 44 41 35 35 49 204
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 1 10 56 136 203
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 46 29 18 35 42 170
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 20 17 34 34 46 151
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 0 0 0 26 104 130
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 42 31 23 10 3 109
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 15 21 28 27 17 108
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 0 0 4 96 100
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 14 36 17 14 4 85
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 3 1 18 23 37 82
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 5 14 18 18 13 68
KIA MOTORS CORP. 42 7 1 7 10 67
DAEWOO TELECOM CO., LTD. 15 27 19 3 0 64
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 11 8 4 13 22 58
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. 32 13 1 2 0 48
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 9 6 8 16 6 45
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 8 9 8 10 7 42
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 10 18 12 40
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 12 7 9 7 36
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY 19 8 5 2 1 35
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 8 5 12 5 4 34
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. 19 12 3 0 0 34
HYUNDAI DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 0 0 0 31 31
KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 22 5 1 0 29
MANDO MACHINERY CORP. LTD. 12 9 3 3 2 29
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 3 4 4 17 28
DAEWOO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 3 9 3 8 2 25
MEDISON CO., LTD. 6 3 3 7 6 25
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 5 4 5 6 4 24
MIRAE CORPORATION 1 0 3 5 15 24
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 5 7 6 2 3 23
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 5 5 5 5 1 21
SK CORPORATION 0 1 6 5 9 21
PACIFIC CORPORATION 1 5 4 3 7 20
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 3 0 3 11 3 20
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 3 5 6 3 2 19
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 0 4 0 6 8 18
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 5 10 17
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 1 4 4 4 4 17
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 0 14 15
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 3 1 3 6 15
HYUNDAI MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 6 4 5 15
GOLD STAR ELECTRON CO., LTD. 8 4 1 1 0 14
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 1 5 4 2 2 14
CHONG KUN DANG CORP. 2 5 3 2 0 12
LG LCD, INC. 0 1 5 4 2 12
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT KOREA CO., LTD. 0 12 0 0 0 12
ANAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 3 0 0 0 11
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 5 4 11
SKC LIMITED 5 3 1 0 2 11
SUNKYONG INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 5 3 2 0 11
CARRIER CORPORATION 0 0 4 5 1 10
DADA CORP. 0 0 5 2 3 10
DONG KOOK PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 4 1 3 2 0 10
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING 5 0 3 1 1 10
POSTECH FOUNDATION 1 2 3 2 2 10
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 1 2 3 3 1 10
SAMYANG CORPORATION 0 1 0 6 3 10
WORLD INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 4 2 0 4 10
YUKONG LIMITED 3 6 1 0 0 10
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 1 4 2 2 0 9
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 2 2 1 9
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 0 2 2 2 3 9
MANDO CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 5 9
SAMHONGSA CO., LTD. 0 0 1 3 5 9
YUPOONG & CO., LTD. 1 1 6 1 0 9
CHANGMIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 2 8
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 3 2 1 0 2 8
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 2 1 3 8
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 3 4 8
MANDO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 5 8
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 0 0 2 3 3 8
DONGBU HANNONG CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 4 7
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
HANKOOK TIRE MFG. CO., LTD. 0 0 2 4 1 7
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 0 2 2 2 1 7
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 1 0 2 7
SAEHAN INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 2 4 0 7
SHIN A SPORTS CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 2 7
SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 6 7
ACE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 4 0 6
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
BIONEER CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 0 6
DOOSAN CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 2 6
HANMI PHARM. IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 2 0 4 6
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
KOREA INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. 2 2 1 1 0 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
MERCURY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 4 0 1 6
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
BOLAK CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 0 5
GMP CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 0 5
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 1 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & METALS 2 1 2 0 0 5
LUCKY LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
POONGSAN CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 0 0 2 0 3 5
SAMJIN PHARMACEUTICALS CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAMYANG GENEX CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
SDS USA, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 0 2 1 1 1 5
TONG YANG CEMENT CORP. 0 1 2 1 1 5
TOYO ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 2 0 0 2 1 5


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