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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 368, Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices

( 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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 26 45 31 36 25 163
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 6 15 17 18 15 71
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 13 9 9 9 10 50
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 2 5 7 12 13 39
ASULAB S.A. 6 12 5 4 2 29
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 2 3 4 8 8 25
TIMEX GROUP B.V. 3 9 6 5 2 25
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 4 3 1 6 6 20
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 6 2 1 2 2 13
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 2 2 3 4 11
ROLEX S.A. 2 1 5 1 1 10
CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD. 4 3 1 1 0 9
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 1 2 0 4 2 9
GLASHUTTER UHRENBETRIEB GMBH 1 4 2 1 0 8
QUARTEX, A DIVISION OF PRIMEX, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A. 1 0 3 2 2 8
LANGE UHREN GMBH 2 2 2 1 0 7
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 0 6
FRANCK MULLER WATCH LAND SA 0 1 1 0 3 5


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