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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

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

Count of 2005 - 2009 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

MARYLAND

( 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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 183 219 189 159 208 958
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 54 81 58 63 78 334
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 65 84 57 59 50 315
BLACK & DECKER INC. 43 74 61 52 54 284
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 37 53 57 44 46 237
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 43 50 37 35 46 211
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 52 40 31 30 21 174
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 21 35 29 29 29 143
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 10 16 18 22 12 78
CIENA CORPORATION 17 15 14 11 10 67
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 8 15 11 15 12 61
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 18 14 16 4 57
GENENTECH, INC. 3 13 21 16 3 56
APPLERA CORPORATION 31 16 2 1 0 50
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 8 14 13 6 47
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 6 2 9 15 10 42
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 6 9 13 9 2 39
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 9 9 10 8 2 38
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 13 10 5 9 38
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 0 9 21 6 36
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 7 8 5 7 8 35
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 9 2 5 4 14 34
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 1 10 5 9 7 32
MEDIMMINE, LLC 7 4 6 7 7 31
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORP. 20 6 0 3 1 30
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 9 6 7 6 30
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 8 13 3 2 4 30
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 13 7 5 3 1 29
STX LLC 8 6 4 5 4 27
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 4 2 12 7 26
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 9 3 1 8 26
WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 7 6 4 3 5 25
CORVIS CORPORATION 12 9 3 0 0 24
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 5 2 11 3 3 24
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 5 4 3 5 7 24
COGNIO, INC. 5 9 8 1 0 23
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 14 2 2 3 23
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 4 4 4 6 5 23
ARBITRON INC. 4 1 4 7 6 22
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 3 5 5 8 22
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 3 6 3 6 4 22
ATMEL CORPORATION 2 3 4 4 8 21
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 6 6 2 6 1 21
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 0 7 5 3 20
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 4 4 2 4 4 18
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 1 4 5 3 4 17
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 5 4 5 2 1 17
CELIGHT, INC. 0 3 5 5 3 16
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 4 3 2 2 5 16
AOL LLC 0 3 1 9 2 15
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 5 4 2 2 2 15
IPR LICENSING, INC. 1 4 5 0 5 15
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 11 15
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 1 2 5 0 7 15
KELSYUS, LLC 5 3 3 1 2 14
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 5 0 1 4 4 14
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 2 3 3 0 13
BROADWING CORPORATION 0 0 2 7 4 13
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 1 2 3 3 4 13
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 5 2 0 5 1 13
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 5 2 6 13
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 2 5 3 0 3 13
DORSAL NETWORKS, INC. 6 3 1 2 0 12
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 0 2 3 5 2 12
INFINERA CORPORATION 0 4 1 1 6 12
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 3 5 1 0 3 12
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 1 3 5 2 1 12
SUCAMPO, A.G. 3 5 1 3 0 12
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 1 3 1 4 3 12
GERON CORPORATION 1 1 4 1 4 11
LAITRAM, L.L.C. 0 0 3 3 5 11
VISICU, INC. 0 0 2 8 1 11
180S, INC. 2 3 2 1 2 10
BIOVERIS CORPORATION 5 1 0 2 2 10
COMSAT CORPORATION 4 2 3 1 0 10
CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 2 3 2 2 1 10
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 4 1 3 2 10
MCAFEE, INC. 0 5 1 1 3 10
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 2 2 2 3 10
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC 0 4 4 2 0 10
AAI CORPORATION 0 2 0 5 2 9
ADVANCIS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 1 7 1 0 0 9
GENVEC, INC. 4 3 2 0 0 9
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 4 3 1 9
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 3 1 3 0 2 9
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 3 1 2 2 1 9
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 2 1 1 2 9
ADCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 0 2 4 2 8
DYAX CORP. 1 4 2 1 0 8
EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAITHERSBURG INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE 1 1 1 1 4 8
INTRALYTIX, INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 3 2 2 0 1 8
MACROGENICS, INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
TVI CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 3 8
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 1 2 3 8
VIASAT, INC. 3 0 1 1 3 8
3E TECHNOLOGIES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
A & G PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
ADA FOUNDATION 2 1 1 1 2 7
AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS 1 0 3 3 0 7
APEX/ECLIPSE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 5 0 7
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 5 0 2 0 0 7
CORRELOGIC SYSTEMS, INC., 1 1 1 3 1 7
DIGENE CORPORATION 2 0 1 4 0 7
ENTREMED, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
FUJITSU LIMITED 0 0 0 2 5 7
GENEX TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 2 0 0 7
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 3 7
GUILFORD PHARMACEUTICALS INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
INTELITRAC, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
LARGE SCALE PROTEOMICS CORP. 6 1 0 0 0 7
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 1 5 7
MGI GP, INC. 0 0 6 1 0 7
MUSIC CHOICE 1 3 0 3 0 7
NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 3 2 1 0 7
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
ROBELIGHT, LLC 0 0 0 3 4 7
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 4 1 1 1 0 7
WEMTEC, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 1 0 1 3 6
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 0 2 1 0 3 6
BRITANNIA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 1 6
BROADBAND ROYALTY CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
CELERA CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
COSTAR GROUP, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
DATEX-OHMEDA, INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
E-NUMERATE SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 0 1 2 1 6
ERRANT GENE THERAPEUTICS, LLC 0 1 3 1 1 6
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 0 0 0 3 3 6
GPI NIL HOLDINGS, INC. 2 4 0 0 0 6
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 2 2 0 0 2 6
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1 0 2 3 0 6
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 3 0 0 1 6
SOURCEFIRE, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
SOUTHCO INC. 2 0 2 2 0 6
SWALES & ASSOCIATES, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 1 0 2 0 3 6
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
ACTERNA, LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
ARINC, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
ASTIC SIGNAL DEFENSES L.L.C. 2 0 2 1 0 5
ATTO BIOSCIENCE INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
CEL-SCI CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
CREATV MICROTECH, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
EMC CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
EPITAXIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 2 1 1 1 5
ESSEX CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 1 5
GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY, L.P. 1 1 2 1 0 5
LITTLE OPTICS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 1 2 0 5
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
NEOCERA, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
RAVGEN, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
SUN AUTOMATION, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVICES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5


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