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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 93 68 86 117 116 480
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 47 39 43 47 24 200
WMS GAMING, INC. 8 15 9 32 24 88
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 15 14 14 18 20 81
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 11 12 11 13 24 71
KONAMI CO., LTD. 31 19 5 6 2 63
ARUZE CORPORATION 2 5 9 11 9 36
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3 4 6 9 14 36
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 11 6 2 4 0 23
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 5 5 1 0 11 22
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 9 5 2 4 1 21
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 4 3 4 4 19
BALLY GAMING, INC. 2 1 3 10 3 19
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 6 5 1 3 4 19
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 2 1 5 4 5 17
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 2 2 7 5 17
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. 3 2 3 3 5 16
SEGA CORPORATION 2 2 2 2 8 16
ARUZE CO., LTD. 0 3 5 6 0 14
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, INC. 0 2 3 5 4 14
MIKOHN GAMING CORPORATION 7 4 0 0 0 11
CFPH, L.L.C. 0 0 1 1 8 10
KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OSAKA, INC. 3 3 4 0 0 10
KONAMI GAMING, INC. 2 0 4 3 1 10
NAMCO LIMITED 5 4 1 0 0 10
MATTEL INC. 0 0 3 4 2 9
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 2 2 0 0 9
ODS PROPERTIES, INC. 4 0 3 1 1 9
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 2 7 0 0 9
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 1 0 2 4 2 9
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 2 0 3 0 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 0 3 1 2 2 8
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 0 5 1 1 1 8
ACRES GAMING, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
DRAGON CO., LTD 3 0 2 2 0 7
GAMEACCOUNT LIMITED 6 1 0 0 0 7
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
SSD COMPANY LIMITED 1 0 1 3 2 7
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 1 2 0 0 3 6
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
CASE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC 0 2 2 1 0 5
COLE INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
CYBERSCAN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
HARRAH'S OPERATING COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
INTEGRATED GROUP ASSETS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
SCIENTIFIC GAMES ROYALTY CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5


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