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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 380, Cryptography

( 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
SONY CORPORATION 10 31 33 24 25 123
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 20 19 12 15 26 92
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4 14 18 17 27 80
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 7 15 11 8 12 53
INTEL CORPORATION 10 12 11 10 9 52
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 14 20 11 0 48
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 11 10 14 9 46
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 9 10 7 11 42
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 7 5 4 10 30
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 2 8 8 9 29
HITACHI, LTD 5 5 7 6 3 26
NEC CORPORATION 6 8 4 3 5 26
QUALCOMM, INC. 4 3 10 3 5 25
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 3 5 6 7 24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 1 2 9 11 24
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 5 6 10 22
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 5 6 5 22
MAGIQ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 6 5 11 22
CERTICOM CORPORATION 2 5 5 6 3 21
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 4 1 4 6 4 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 6 5 3 2 19
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 5 4 2 0 18
GEMPLUS 1 6 5 4 0 16
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 2 2 10 15
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 1 4 4 5 15
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 12 14
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 2 1 2 2 6 13
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 7 1 1 3 12
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 3 4 12
HARRIS CORP. 2 0 2 2 5 11
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 1 1 3 0 6 11
BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 1 2 4 3 10
FRANCE TELECOM 0 2 2 4 2 10
MACROVISION CORPORATION 3 1 2 2 2 10
NDS LIMITED 1 2 0 7 0 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 2 2 2 9
NAGRAVISION S.A. 1 0 3 1 4 9
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 4 2 2 1 0 9
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0 2 3 2 1 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 2 0 6 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 1 0 7 0 8
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 2 7
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 1 4 2 0 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 3 7
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 2 2 2 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 0 0 3 2 2 7
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 2 1 1 2 7
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 0 3 2 2 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 1 1 2 3 7
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 2 2 1 0 7
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 2 4 0 0 1 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 1 0 0 5 6
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
MCAFEE, INC. 0 3 1 0 2 6
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 0 2 4 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 0 0 4 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 2 1 1 2 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 2 1 1 0 6
XILINX, INC. 1 1 1 2 1 6
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
ASIER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 4 0 0 0 5
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
NXP B.V. 0 0 2 1 2 5
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 0 4 0 1 0 5
TECSEC INCORPORATED 0 4 1 0 0 5
TRICIPHER, INC. 2 1 0 0 2 5
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5


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