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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 709, Multicomputer Data Transferring (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( 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 BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 207 264 207 332 493 1503
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 80 160 169 222 356 987
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 70 105 130 126 160 591
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 64 104 73 76 73 390
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 52 72 76 56 108 364
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 59 72 83 48 55 317
INTEL CORPORATION 42 61 56 65 57 281
HITACHI, LTD 22 59 68 67 48 264
FUJITSU LIMITED 32 52 47 45 36 212
SONY CORPORATION 15 40 35 49 65 204
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 16 27 46 39 53 181
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 46 38 36 30 30 180
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 21 23 38 47 137
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 15 17 39 46 122
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 9 17 21 31 29 107
EMC CORPORATION 12 20 19 26 29 106
NEC CORPORATION 23 27 24 7 15 96
AOL LLC 3 9 17 32 31 92
AT&T CORP. 15 20 28 18 10 91
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 0 28 46 74
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 24 18 18 1 73
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 13 31 17 11 0 72
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 3 13 18 14 23 71
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 10 16 44 71
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 11 13 18 17 12 71
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 3 11 16 16 22 68
YAHOO, INC. 5 14 6 17 23 65
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 13 34 16 1 0 64
AKAMAI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 15 12 17 13 57
3COM CORPORATION 19 13 7 8 9 56
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 10 13 14 15 56
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 11 12 9 10 55
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 11 14 12 16 54
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 13 10 10 7 11 51
MOTOROLA, INC. 8 10 14 10 7 49
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 5 3 13 27 49
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 5 8 8 15 8 44
BROADCOM CORPORATION 7 4 6 14 10 41
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 3 8 7 14 8 40
ALCATEL 4 13 7 6 9 39
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 4 7 5 11 10 37
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 3 6 5 9 14 37
XEROX CORPORATION 3 10 7 8 9 37
MCAFEE, INC. 1 13 13 3 5 35
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 5 6 7 6 10 34
LV PARTNERS, L.P. 6 6 8 13 1 34
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 5 4 10 11 33
NOVELL, INC. 6 8 8 2 8 32
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 2 4 11 8 7 32
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 9 7 7 7 31
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 4 3 3 7 14 31
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 3 1 4 3 17 28
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 9 5 6 1 6 27
PALMSOURCE INC. 5 4 6 5 7 27
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 1 25 0 26
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 7 0 3 10 6 26
UNISYS CORPORATION 5 5 6 4 6 26
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 0 4 20 24
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 0 1 10 13 24
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 8 7 2 2 4 23
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 4 12 7 23
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 1 4 1 9 8 23
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 21 23
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 2 3 17 22
ALACRITECH, INC. 3 3 6 3 6 21
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 2 6 10 21
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 6 2 9 2 21
QUALCOMM, INC. 4 4 5 4 4 21
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 2 2 5 2 10 21
CIENA CORPORATION 2 4 9 4 1 20
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 1 3 8 20
NETAPP, INC. 0 0 0 5 15 20
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 6 7 6 0 1 20
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 0 0 19 19
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. 1 2 4 6 6 19
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 6 3 3 2 18
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 0 1 5 12 18
F5 NETWORKS, INC., 1 1 2 6 8 18
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 0 5 8 3 2 18
BOEING COMPANY 2 5 1 2 7 17
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 3 1 7 5 17
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 3 2 5 6 17
PANASONIC COMMUNICATIONS CO., LTD. 3 6 4 2 2 17
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 5 2 3 5 17
PACKETEER, INC. 1 4 0 6 5 16
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 3 2 6 16
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 4 3 1 4 15
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 1 5 3 3 3 15
NOKIA INC. 0 3 6 4 2 15
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 4 1 2 3 15
REDBACK NETWORKS INC. 5 1 5 3 1 15
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION INC. 3 5 3 0 4 15
ADAPTEC, INC. 1 9 2 0 2 14
AMDOCS (ISRAEL) LTD. 3 4 1 2 4 14
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 3 2 5 14
VIGNETTE CORPORATION 0 4 4 3 3 14
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 1 8 13
ALCATEL CANADA, INC. 1 3 6 3 0 13
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC. 2 3 3 2 3 13
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 1 6 2 3 13
FORTINET, INC. 0 0 4 3 5 12
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 0 4 2 6 12
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 3 4 2 1 12
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 6 12
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 0 1 1 6 4 12
NCR CORPORATION 5 2 3 1 1 12
OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC. 1 6 4 0 1 12
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 1 4 4 12
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 0 2 3 6 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 3 5 2 2 12
FOUNDRY NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 3 7 11
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 2 2 3 2 2 11
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 0 5 2 11
INTELLIDEN, INC. 2 2 4 2 1 11
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 6 2 3 0 11
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 0 5 3 11
NETWORK ASSOCIATES, INC. 8 3 0 0 0 11
SWSOFT HOLDINGS, LTD. 0 1 1 5 4 11
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 3 4 11
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. 3 2 1 0 4 10
EBAY INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 4 3 2 1 0 10
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 2 3 1 4 10
NEWISYS, INC. 1 2 2 3 2 10
NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. 4 3 2 0 1 10
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 3 1 0 2 10
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 3 4 3 0 0 10
QLOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 1 6 3 10
REALNETWORKS, INC. 2 2 1 3 2 10
SILICON GRAPHICS, INC. 2 4 1 2 1 10
TEAMON SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 2 3 10
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 2 3 2 0 3 10
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 1 5 3 1 10
ACCENTURE LLP 3 3 0 3 0 9
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 0 0 4 5 9
AVISTAR COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 8 1 9
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD 2 7 0 0 0 9
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 2 0 2 3 9
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 1 0 2 3 9
PALM, INC. 1 1 3 1 3 9
POLYCOM, INC. 1 4 0 3 1 9
RPX-LV ACQUISITION LLC 0 0 0 0 9 9
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 1 3 3 1 1 9
TIME WARNER CABLE 0 1 2 3 3 9
UT STARCOM, INC. 0 3 4 2 0 9
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 0 7 1 0 8
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 0 4 3 1 0 8
DANGER, INC. 1 3 1 3 0 8
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 2 1 4 0 8
ERICSSON AB 0 0 2 4 2 8
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 2 1 3 8
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 0 2 2 3 1 8
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 1 2 2 1 2 8
MUSIC CHOICE 0 3 0 3 2 8
NETWORK GENERAL TECHNOLOGY 0 1 2 2 3 8
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 1 2 2 0 3 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 2 3 2 8
TEKELEC 1 3 1 2 1 8
UNITED DEVICES, INC. 2 5 1 0 0 8
WEBEX COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 1 2 3 2 0 8
WESTERN DIGITAL VENTURES, INC. 3 3 1 1 0 8
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 5 2 7
BULL S.A. 1 2 1 2 1 7
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
DENSO CORPORATION 1 2 1 1 2 7
DIGITAL RIVER, INC. 1 1 2 0 3 7
INKTOMI CORPORATION 2 3 2 0 0 7
INTERCALL, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 1 1 0 4 1 7
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. 1 2 2 1 1 7
NETZERO INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
PIONEER ELECTRONIC CORPORATION 3 1 1 2 0 7
SONICWALL, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 3 1 1 7
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 4 1 0 1 7
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 0 0 3 3 1 7
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 4 2 1 0 7
WEST CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 2 7
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 0 3 1 2 6
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 1 0 2 2 1 6
CIRCADENCE CORPORATION 0 6 0 0 0 6
CLEARCUBE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 0 5 0 6
CLOUDSHIELD TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 0 2 1 6
COLLABORATION PROPERTIES, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 0 6
FOTOMEDIA TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
FRANCE TELECOM 0 0 2 2 2 6
G&H NEVADA-TEK 0 5 1 0 0 6
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
HOSHIKO LLC 0 0 2 4 0 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 2 2 1 1 6
INTERNAP NETWORK SERVICES CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 0 3 6
MURATA KIKAI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 1 3 2 6
PLURIS, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 2 2 2 6
REGISTER.COM, INC. 1 3 1 1 0 6
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 2 2 1 0 6
SCHNEIDER AUTOMATION 1 1 2 1 1 6
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 3 0 0 0 6
SNAPNAMES.COM INC. 0 1 0 2 3 6
SONY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 3 1 2 6
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
TEXAS TECHNOLOGY VENTURES 0 0 1 3 2 6
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 0 3 2 0 1 6
TREND MICRO, INC. 0 1 1 3 1 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 5 1 0 0 6
VAN DREBBEL MARINER LLC 1 0 0 4 1 6
ADARA NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
ASOKA USA CORPORATION 0 1 0 4 0 5
BIGFIX, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
BLUE TITAN SOFTWARE, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
COMPUWARE CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 1 5
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
ENTRUST, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
ERICSSON, INC. 2 0 3 0 0 5
FUSIONONE, INC. 3 0 1 0 1 5
GE FANUC AUTOMATION NORTH AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
GO DADDY GROUP, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
IANYWHERE SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
INFRASTRUCTURE INNOVATIONS, LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY 1 1 1 1 1 5
INVENTEC CORPORATION 0 3 0 1 1 5
IXIA 0 0 1 0 4 5
KASENNA, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 2 0 1 2 0 5
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 2 1 0 1 5
MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 2 1 1 1 0 5
MCI, INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
NOATAK SOFTWARE, LLC 0 0 1 3 1 5
NONEND INVENTIONS N.V. 0 1 0 2 2 5
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 1 5
PIXION, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
ROCKWELL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2 2 0 1 0 5
SAVVIS COMMUNICATIONS CORP. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 0 1 2 2 0 5
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC 2 1 2 0 0 5
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 1 1 5
UBS AG 1 0 0 1 3 5
VISTO CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5


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