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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2005 - 2009 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 530, Chemistry: Natural Resins or Derivatives; Peptides or Proteins; Lignins or Reaction Products Thereof

( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )

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
GENENTECH, INC. 25 58 201 166 34 484
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 17 25 29 21 104
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 11 27 12 15 7 72
ZYMOGENETICS, INC. 7 10 12 4 33 66
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 13 10 11 16 12 62
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 5 10 17 17 13 62
IMMUNEX CORPORATION 2 5 15 9 8 39
SCHERING CORP. 4 8 6 7 11 36
AMGEN, INC. 5 7 7 9 6 34
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 4 5 5 8 4 26
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 4 4 4 12 26
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 2 2 8 7 6 25
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 5 4 12 1 25
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 3 6 2 5 6 22
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 3 2 1 13 21
AGENSYS, INC. 4 4 6 3 3 20
MERCK + CO., INC. 4 1 8 4 2 19
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 3 8 1 4 2 18
GENETICS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 5 2 4 5 17
SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 5 3 4 3 17
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 4 3 0 6 4 17
ARIUS RESEARCH, INC. 0 1 4 11 0 16
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 4 4 2 4 2 16
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 2 2 5 3 4 16
IMMUNOMEDICS INC. 1 2 7 1 5 16
THERAVANCE, INC. 4 5 3 3 1 16
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 0 5 3 3 4 15
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED 0 5 5 2 3 15
INSTITUT PASTEUR 4 4 2 3 1 14
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 2 1 2 6 3 14
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 2 7 2 3 14
SERONO GENETICS INSTITUTE, S.A. 0 7 3 4 0 14
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 4 2 2 3 3 14
CHUGAI SEIYAKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 6 0 3 13
CORIXA CORPORATION 6 2 2 2 1 13
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY 1 3 6 2 1 13
WYETH 1 3 3 2 4 13
XENCOR, INC. 1 2 2 5 3 13
YALE UNIVERSITY 2 4 2 2 3 13
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE - CNRS 2 3 1 2 4 12
HARVARD COLLEGE, PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS 1 4 1 5 1 12
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 4 1 4 2 1 12
BIOGEN IDEC MA INC. 1 0 1 6 3 11
BOLDER BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 4 4 1 11
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V 1 3 2 3 2 11
REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 3 0 0 3 5 11
YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD. 1 5 0 2 3 11
CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION 0 2 3 4 1 10
DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC. 2 3 3 0 2 10
GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 2 2 3 10
HESKA CORPORATION 0 1 4 3 2 10
ICAGEN, INC. 1 2 2 3 2 10
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 2 3 4 0 1 10
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 2 2 0 2 4 10
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA, THE REGENTS OF 1 1 4 2 2 10
APPLERA CORPORATION 3 3 2 1 0 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 2 1 6 9
ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 0 4 4 1 0 9
SOCIETE DE CONSEILS DE RECHERCHES ET D'APPLICATIONS SCIENTIFIQUES (S.C.R.A.S.) 1 0 2 2 4 9
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 0 2 1 2 4 9
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1 4 1 3 0 9
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 0 5 2 8
ALLERGAN, INC. 2 0 0 3 3 8
CHIRON CORPORATION 0 4 4 0 0 8
EMD LEXIGEN RESEARCH CENTER CORP. 0 4 3 1 0 8
GREEN PEPTIDE CO., LTD. 0 2 0 4 2 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY 0 1 3 1 3 8
JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 4 1 2 0 8
MAXYGEN, INC. 0 2 1 0 5 8
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 4 2 2 8
PALATIN TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 4 1 8
SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 2 4 2 0 8
TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY 1 1 2 0 4 8
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS 0 4 1 0 3 8
AJINOMOTO COMPANY INCORPORATED 2 1 1 1 2 7
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 3 0 3 7
CENTOCOR, INC. 0 1 1 2 3 7
DUKE UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 0 4 7
INCEPT LLC 1 2 1 1 2 7
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE 1 0 2 1 3 7
LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 2 2 0 1 7
MEDAREX, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
PDL BIOPHARMA, INC. 0 0 4 3 0 7
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 1 2 2 0 2 7
RIKEN CORPORATION 1 3 2 0 1 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 0 2 3 1 1 7
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 0 2 3 7
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 0 1 7
ACADEMIA SINICA 0 2 2 1 1 6
FUSO PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. 2 0 1 0 3 6
JAPAN TOBACCO INC. 0 2 4 0 0 6
MAXYGEN HOLDINGS LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 1 1 1 2 1 6
MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 2 1 0 0 3 6
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 1 6
QUADRANT DRUG DELIVERY LIMITED 0 0 4 1 1 6
RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 0 2 0 4 0 6
SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES 0 4 1 0 1 6
SANOFI PASTEUR LIMITED 0 0 1 1 4 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 1 0 2 1 6
THE BURNHAM INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH 0 0 0 1 5 6
TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE 0 0 3 0 3 6
UCB PHARMA S.A. 0 0 1 3 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED 0 0 4 0 2 6
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 1 3 0 2 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 0 0 4 1 1 6
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH 2 0 1 0 3 6
AFFYMAX, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
AMGEN FREMONT INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
ARES-TRADING S.A. 0 0 1 1 3 5
AVENTIS PHARMA SA 1 2 2 0 0 5
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL 0 3 1 1 0 5
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 4 0 0 1 0 5
CUBIST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
DYAX CORP. 2 1 0 1 1 5
EMORY UNIVERSITY 0 2 2 0 1 5
EUROSCREEN S.A. 1 0 2 1 1 5
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 0 1 1 1 2 5
JURIDICAL FOUNDATION, THE CHEMO-SERO-THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 1 1 3 5
KERAPLAST TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 1 3 0 0 1 5
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 0 0 2 1 2 5
NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
PFIZER INC. 0 3 1 1 0 5
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY 1 1 1 2 0 5
RANDOX LABORATORIES LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK 0 2 2 0 1 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 1 1 2 1 0 5
TANOX BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
TECHNION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 0 1 2 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 0 1 1 3 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER 0 0 3 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 1 1 2 0 5


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