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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Branch (PTMB)

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

Count of 2001 - 2005 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 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 168 181 173 153 129 804
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 117 121 122 172 247 779
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 21 16 30 39 27 133
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 29 26 24 25 22 126
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 12 19 25 22 21 99
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 13 9 12 5 5 44
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 8 16 9 2 1 36
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 10 6 6 6 6 34
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 5 4 11 9 5 34
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 3 9 7 11 31
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 8 9 5 4 3 29
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 4 7 5 5 7 28
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 2 7 9 4 26
UNISEARCH LIMITED 3 3 3 10 3 22
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 5 5 2 5 3 20
ALCATEL 3 3 4 7 2 19
CSL LIMITED 3 4 2 5 1 15
GRADIPORE LIMITED 1 4 2 3 5 15
SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 0 2 2 11 15
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 0 5 7 14
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 2 4 3 4 14
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 8 2 1 0 13
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 2 6 3 1 0 12
METAL STORM LIMITED 1 3 2 4 2 12
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 4 5 3 0 12
CASTRIP, LLC 0 1 4 3 3 11
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 1 1 2 5 2 11
SECURENCY PTY LTD. 2 5 2 2 0 11
MONASH UNIVERSITY 5 2 1 1 1 10
U.S. FILTER WASTEWATER GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 2 6 10
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 4 2 2 2 0 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 2 4 9
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 3 2 1 0 3 9
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. 4 2 1 2 0 9
CISCO SYSTEMS WIRELESS NETWORKING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 0 1 3 1 4 9
LAKE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 3 5 1 9
LIONS EYE INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INC. 2 4 2 1 0 9
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD. 1 2 4 2 0 9
PEPTECH LIMITED 1 5 1 1 1 9
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 1 0 3 5 0 9
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 1 3 3 8
COCHLEAR LIMITED 3 3 0 1 1 8
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. 1 0 2 2 3 8
JOY MM DELAWARE, INC. 2 3 1 2 0 8
MACQUARIE RESEARCH, LTD. 2 2 2 1 1 8
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 2 1 4 0 1 8
ACRUX DDS PTY. LTD. 0 0 0 1 6 7
AIMBRIDGE PTY. LTD. 1 3 1 1 1 7
BISHOP INNOVATION PTY. LIMITED 0 3 1 3 0 7
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED 2 2 0 2 1 7
F. F. SEELEY NOMINEES PTY. LTD. 1 5 1 0 0 7
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 1 2 2 2 0 7
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 3 2 0 1 1 7
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
KINETIC LIMITED 3 3 1 0 0 7
NOVAPHARM RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 0 1 1 4 1 7
NOVOGEN RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 1 2 4 0 0 7
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 1 0 4 2 7
REDFERN BROADBAND NETWORKS INC. 0 1 0 4 2 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 3 2 2 0 7
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 6 0 1 0 0 7
BHC CONSULTING PTY LTD 0 0 3 3 0 6
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD. 0 0 1 2 3 6
BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 4 2 0 0 0 6
CETRAM PTY LIMITED 0 1 3 1 1 6
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 2 2 6
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
HENROB LIMITED 0 0 1 3 2 6
KRONE GMBH 1 3 1 1 0 6
LAKE DSP PTY LIMITED 1 4 1 0 0 6
LIFESCAN, INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 1 0 3 0 6
REEFDALE PTY. LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 2 0 1 0 3 6
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 2 2 2 0 0 6
WILLIAMES HI-TECH INT'L PTY LTD. 2 0 3 1 0 6
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED 3 1 0 1 0 5
B3D, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
CELERITY RESEARCH PTE. LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
CRC FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLLUTION CONTROL LIMITED 3 0 0 0 2 5
CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 0 3 0 1 1 5
DYNAMIC DIGITAL DEPTH RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 4 0 1 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
GROPEP LIMITED 3 1 1 0 0 5
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 0 4 0 0 1 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
LUMINIS PTY. LIMITED 0 1 3 1 0 5
METAL MANUFACTURES LIMITED 0 0 1 1 3 5
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 1 0 0 0 5
NUCOR CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
RESEARCH LABORATORIES OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED 2 0 2 1 0 5
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SRP 687 PTY LTD 3 2 0 0 0 5
TNA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 0 0 2 1 2 5
TURB-O-WEB INTERNATIONAL PTY. LIMITED 2 1 0 1 1 5
VENTRASSIST PTY. LTD 2 0 1 0 2 5
WEEKS PEACOCK QUALITY HOMES PTY, LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5


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