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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

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 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Total
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 247 510 533 608 474 2372
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 129 157 132 94 113 625
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 27 39 40 21 24 151
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 23 30 13 10 19 95
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 21 27 17 10 19 94
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 11 7 15 16 52
COCHLEAR LIMITED 1 5 10 12 16 44
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 7 6 14 9 43
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 6 11 8 8 8 41
QUALCOMM, INC. 4 1 6 14 9 34
SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 11 5 9 3 0 28
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 5 10 4 3 2 24
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 1 4 8 8 23
MOTOROLA, INC. 11 7 3 2 0 23
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 5 5 6 4 3 23
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 1 1 1 3 15 21
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 7 6 4 0 20
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 3 3 5 4 19
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD. 3 1 6 5 4 19
THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 3 4 3 2 6 18
BANDSPEED, INC. 0 6 5 1 5 17
CISCO SYSTEMS WIRELESS NETWORKING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 4 10 3 0 0 17
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 3 7 3 0 3 16
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 0 1 2 3 10 16
METAL STORM LIMITED 2 3 5 1 5 16
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 1 11 1 0 2 15
CSL LIMITED 1 3 3 3 4 14
TNA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 2 2 4 3 2 13
DILITHIUM NETWORKS PTY LTD. 0 2 7 3 0 12
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 4 6 1 12
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 5 5 0 2 12
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 4 2 4 2 12
ACRUX DDS PTY. LTD. 6 2 1 2 0 11
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC. 0 3 0 2 6 11
NEC CORPORATION 0 2 2 2 4 10
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 7 2 1 0 0 10
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 4 2 3 1 10
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. 3 6 0 0 0 9
JAMES HARDIE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. 1 2 2 3 1 9
LIFESCAN, INC. 4 0 0 3 2 9
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 4 3 2 9
U.S. FILTER WASTEWATER GROUP, INC. 6 1 2 0 0 9
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 2 1 1 0 8
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION 1 1 2 3 1 8
CASTRIP, LLC 3 4 0 0 1 8
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 1 2 3 2 8
GRADIPORE LIMITED 5 3 0 0 0 8
HEXIMA LIMITED 2 1 2 2 1 8
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 3 2 0 8
NOVOGEN RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 2 2 1 3 8
TELEZYGOLOGY INC. 0 3 3 1 1 8
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 1 0 1 5 1 8
AIMBRIDGE PTY. LTD. 1 1 3 0 2 7
BISHOP INNOVATION PTY. LIMITED 0 2 1 2 2 7
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED 1 2 0 2 2 7
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2 3 1 0 1 7
NEW SOUTH INNOVATIONS PTY LIMITED 0 1 1 1 4 7
UNISEARCH LIMITED 3 1 2 0 1 7
ALCATEL 2 2 0 1 1 6
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 2 0 0 3 6
BAVARIAN NORDIC A/S 0 1 1 1 3 6
BIOTA SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT PTY LTD 0 1 2 2 1 6
CAP-XX LIMITED 0 0 1 2 3 6
COOK INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
DYNAMIC DIGITAL DEPTH RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 3 1 0 2 6
FLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
METAL MANUFACTURES LIMITED 3 1 2 0 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 0 6
NEOPRAXIS PTY. LIMITED 0 1 3 1 1 6
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 3 3 0 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE 2 0 2 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG 0 0 2 1 3 6
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
ARANA THERAPEUTICS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR ADVANCED MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
ES CELL INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. 1 2 0 1 1 5
GBC SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT PTY. LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
GENENTECH, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 1 2 0 2 5
LIFE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED 0 4 1 0 0 5
MARS INCORPORATED 0 0 2 0 3 5
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
NOVAPHARM RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 1 0 3 1 0 5
OCCUPATIONAL & MEDICAL INNOVATIONS, LTD. 0 4 0 0 1 5
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 2 1 0 2 0 5
QRSCIENCES PTY. LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
QUCOR PTY LTD 0 3 0 0 2 5
QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 0 4 5
RPO PTY LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
RUBICON RESEARCH PTY, LTD. 0 2 1 1 1 5
SENSORY NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 0 4 5
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 1 0 0 3 5
WESTERNGECO, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
WMC RESOURCES LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
ZENYTH OPERATIONS PTY LTD 0 0 4 0 1 5


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