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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

GEORGIA

( 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 229 236 192 169 179 1005
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 127 226 101 2 1 457
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 0 81 247 328
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 65 75 56 39 56 291
GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH CORP. 38 53 48 42 33 214
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 34 160 3 197
NCR CORPORATION 30 36 29 28 21 144
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 15 25 36 21 24 121
BROADCOM CORPORATION 10 27 11 28 15 91
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 8 15 20 19 23 85
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 62 12 0 74
GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8 14 13 15 14 64
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 16 16 10 14 7 63
SIEMENS ENERGY & AUTOMATION, INC. 5 7 9 21 21 63
NORDSON CORPORATION 12 21 14 6 8 61
EMORY UNIVERSITY 10 18 12 10 9 59
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 5 6 12 16 17 56
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 0 2 27 26 55
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. 17 12 10 7 6 52
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 12 9 7 16 47
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 13 12 5 11 3 44
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 11 4 7 7 13 42
REHRIG-PACIFIC COMPANY, INC. 8 11 8 5 8 40
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 5 2 4 23 38
MOTOROLA, INC. 16 10 6 2 1 35
OMEGA PATENTS, L.L.C. 8 10 4 5 4 31
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 6 7 4 9 5 31
EMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 3 6 3 10 29
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 0 12 14 1 1 28
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 8 9 2 4 5 28
MEADWESTVACO PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLC 6 3 1 11 7 28
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 11 3 2 4 27
TERAHOP NETWORKS, INC. 0 2 4 6 14 26
DREAMWELL, LTD. 3 6 6 6 4 25
TEXTRON INC. 2 1 5 9 5 22
COCA-COLA COMPANY 3 4 2 2 9 20
ELECTRONICS FOR IMAGING, INC. 3 6 4 4 3 20
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 10 6 1 0 2 19
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC NORTH AMERICA INC. 10 3 3 2 1 19
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 1 4 4 3 19
E-2 INTERACTIVE, INC. 1 3 5 5 4 18
L&P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY 6 7 1 1 3 18
ATHEROGENICS, INC. 4 3 8 2 0 17
AVIGENICS, INC 1 3 4 8 1 17
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 0 0 4 12 17
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 7 3 3 0 4 17
WAVE7 OPTICS, INC. 2 6 5 4 0 17
CHECKFREE CORPORATION 3 1 3 6 3 16
DISPLAY INDUSTRIES LLC 2 7 4 1 2 16
REDDY US THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 2 8 5 0 16
THE WEATHER CHANNEL, INC. 0 1 6 5 4 16
ARRIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 5 4 0 2 15
DEERE + COMPANY 7 4 2 2 0 15
SURFATECH CORPORATION 2 4 2 4 3 15
ACUITY BRANDS, INC. 2 3 5 0 3 13
AT&T CORP. 2 4 1 4 2 13
CARDIOMEMS, INC. 1 1 1 3 7 13
CIENA CORPORATION 2 7 1 2 1 13
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 4 3 2 1 13
NGIMAT CO. 3 5 2 2 1 13
SOUTHWIRE COMPANY 7 1 0 3 2 13
SPECTRX, INC. 6 3 2 2 0 13
AIRDEFENSE, INC. 0 3 1 5 3 12
HUBER ENGINEERED WOODS LLC 0 3 4 1 4 12
LEGALVIEW ASSETS, LIMITED 0 3 0 1 8 12
MERIAL LIMITED 1 3 2 2 4 12
QUELLAN, INC. 0 4 2 2 4 12
WEGENER COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 3 6 1 2 12
CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY, INC. 2 1 5 3 0 11
GEORGIA-PACIFIC RESINS, INC. 6 4 1 0 0 11
INNOMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 6 3 0 1 11
INTERFACE, INC. 4 2 1 3 1 11
KANZAKI KOKYUKOKI MFG. CO. LTD. 0 0 0 6 5 11
KENNAMETAL INC. 1 5 4 1 0 11
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 0 2 8 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 2 3 2 3 1 11
YAMAHA MOTOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION OF AMERICA 1 2 4 4 0 11
ACCENTURE LLP 3 1 1 5 0 10
CRYOLIFE, INC. 3 1 2 2 2 10
EMERSON RETAIL SERVICES INC. 3 4 1 0 2 10
SIEMENS VDO AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION 2 4 4 0 0 10
SUPERIOR ESSEX COMMUNICATIONS LP 1 1 2 1 5 10
ATLANTA ATTACHMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 3 1 2 2 9
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY 1 0 4 3 1 9
COLUMBIAN CHEMICALS COMPANY 1 0 5 3 0 9
DELAWARE CAPITAL FORMATION, INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
KEY CONTROL HOLDING, INC. 0 4 2 3 0 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 3 9
QCEPT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 1 2 1 9
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY 0 2 3 3 1 9
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 4 2 1 1 1 9
ZENITECH LLC 1 3 4 1 0 9
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 0 4 2 2 8
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 2 1 4 0 1 8
ARIZONA CHEMICAL COMPANY 4 0 3 1 0 8
CARD-MONROE CORPORATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
ENABLENCE USA FTTX NETWORKS INC. 0 0 0 1 7 8
IMERYS PIGMENTS, INC. 0 4 3 0 1 8
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
RAYONIER PRODUCTS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY 4 3 1 0 0 8
STATSIGNAL IPC, LLC 3 3 1 0 1 8
THE EVERCARE COMPANY 1 3 1 1 2 8
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
ABL IP HOLDING LLC 0 0 1 1 5 7
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
C. R. BARD, INC. 2 1 1 2 1 7
COLONIAL CHEMICAL INC 4 3 0 0 0 7
COVEYTECH, LLC 0 0 1 4 2 7
DEROYAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 1 0 3 0 7
ELESYS NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 4 1 1 1 7
FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 1 1 3 2 7
FATS, INC. 2 1 4 0 0 7
GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 4 0 1 7
INTERCAT, INC. 1 1 0 5 0 7
NANOMIST SYSTEMS, LLC 2 2 1 1 1 7
NEENAH PAPER, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
PHARMASSET, INC. 3 1 1 1 1 7
SYNAGEVA BIOPHARMA CORP. 0 0 0 0 7 7
TRANSNEXUS, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
BIO-LAB, INC. 0 2 1 3 0 6
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
COMPUTER PROCESS CONTROLS, INC. 0 4 1 1 0 6
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
DAVIDSON HYDRANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
EQUIFAX INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 0 6
KASON INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
KIEL LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 1 2 3 6
NORTH AMERICAN CONTAINER CORP. 1 1 3 1 0 6
OFS FITEL, LLC 0 0 0 0 6 6
PARAGON TRADE BRANDS, INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 1 2 3 6
SANDISK CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
TECH PATENT LICENSING, LLC 0 0 1 0 5 6
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 4 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 1 1 3 1 0 6
VERINT AMERICAS INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
WATERVISIONS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 2 1 0 6
YKK CORPORATION OF AMERICA 1 1 0 0 4 6
AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT ADOLPH SAURER 0 0 2 1 2 5
AMERICAN PANEL CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
AUSTIN HARDWARE & SUPPLY, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 1 5
BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
CERMET, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
CLUB CAR INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CYTYC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
DELTA AIR LINES, INC. 2 0 1 1 1 5
DIGITAL ENVOY, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ENLINK GEOENERGY SERVICES, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
EXCELLATRON SOLID STATE, LLC 3 0 1 0 1 5
FRY'S METALS, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
GEOSIERRA, LLC 0 1 0 1 3 5
GREAT DANE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 1 1 0 1 5
HUBBARD/DOWNING, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
HUNT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
HUSKY INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMS LIMITED 1 0 2 2 0 5
INHIBITEX, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
INNOVATIVE PRODUCT ACHIEVEMENTS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
IRWIN INDUSTRIAL TOOL COMPANY 0 0 1 4 0 5
JOHNSON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
L.H. THOMSON COMPANY, INC. 3 0 0 1 1 5
L.L. CULMAT LP 1 3 1 0 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
MANNINGTON MILLS, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
MICRON OPTICS, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
MIZUNO CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 0 5
NIVIS, LLC 0 1 0 0 4 5
NXSTEPS COMMUNICATIONS 1 2 1 0 1 5
PANDUIT CORPORATION 0 2 0 0 3 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 0 5
SELECTO, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
SHAW INDUSTRIES GROUP, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 1 1 5
SONNAX INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 3 1 0 0 5
THERAGENICS CORPORATION 0 2 1 0 2 5
TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP 0 0 0 3 2 5
YKK CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5


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