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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

KOREA, SOUTH

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2306 2583 3325 3394 4259 15867
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 683 665 774 1044 1450 4616
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 438 400 435 584 972 2829
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 150 301 415 411 427 1704
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 268 590 715 1573
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 171 205 254 304 457 1391
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 257 189 195 217 268 1126
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 379 411 246 1 0 1037
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 126 148 170 215 256 915
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 70 188 194 187 107 746
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 132 109 103 125 184 653
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 188 325 513
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 25 49 71 131 162 438
DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD. 0 3 18 115 259 395
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 39 31 33 42 61 206
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 24 30 37 51 49 191
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 48 37 23 34 43 185
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 43 29 34 19 15 140
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 15 22 40 35 19 131
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 11 21 32 27 12 103
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 1 2 10 16 63 92
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 10 9 8 18 38 83
DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 67 2 6 3 0 78
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 10 17 42 75
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 0 9 7 15 43 74
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 12 13 17 17 13 72
KIA MOTORS CORP. 16 17 16 12 8 69
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 9 12 11 20 14 66
POSTECH FOUNDATION 10 12 12 17 14 65
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 8 17 8 12 18 63
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 17 8 6 15 16 62
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 24 10 9 6 12 61
LG-NORTEL CO., LTD. 9 28 8 7 5 57
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 7 9 10 6 15 47
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 19 14 12 0 1 46
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 5 5 10 21 46
LG PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD. 31 10 1 2 0 44
PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 4 4 12 21 42
MANDO CORPORATION 6 4 3 15 13 41
PANTECH CO. LTD. 2 7 6 11 15 41
ANGSTROM INC. 6 9 10 9 5 39
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 6 6 7 6 14 39
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 2 6 7 11 11 37
SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 37 37
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 5 7 5 14 35
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 7 5 8 2 13 35
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 4 8 7 14 35
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 3 3 6 6 15 33
LS CABLE LTD 2 2 14 7 8 33
MIRAE CORPORATION 6 9 8 7 3 33
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 0 0 5 11 16 32
HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE KOREA, INC. 1 7 6 11 7 32
POSCO 7 3 8 7 7 32
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 14 7 4 2 4 31
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 16 10 5 0 0 31
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 5 3 3 11 8 30
NHN CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 24 29
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 5 8 8 5 3 29
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 5 5 5 5 8 28
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 10 4 7 2 5 28
DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD. 3 6 6 5 7 27
HANMI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 5 4 2 6 10 27
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 7 3 2 2 13 27
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 3 2 7 8 6 26
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 5 3 8 7 26
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE COLLABORATION 0 0 1 3 22 26
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 0 6 10 3 25
CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 10 8 6 0 0 24
MEDISON CO., LTD. 2 1 3 4 14 24
JVM CO., LTD. 1 5 8 5 4 23
ATLAB INC. 3 4 1 7 7 22
HYDIS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 1 11 9 21
SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 18 21
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 3 4 1 2 10 20
LG LIFE SCIENCES, LTD. 5 3 2 3 7 20
SILTRON INC. 2 2 8 3 5 20
LG N-SYS INC. 4 2 4 5 4 19
NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC. 0 2 5 3 9 19
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 15 2 1 0 0 18
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY 2 5 3 2 6 18
K.T. CORPORATION 1 2 3 8 4 18
SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 15 18
C-J CORPORATION 2 7 5 3 0 17
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 3 2 8 1 3 17
SAMSUNG DIGITAL IMAGING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 11 17
INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY 2 1 1 5 7 16
SK ENERGY CO., LTD 0 0 3 4 9 16
CHIPPAC, INC. 1 5 4 0 5 15
INHA-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE 1 1 2 3 8 15
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 2 3 1 4 5 15
CJ CORP. 8 4 2 0 0 14
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 2 1 5 2 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 3 2 3 4 14
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 2 3 2 6 14
KTFREETEL CO., LTD. 3 0 4 7 0 14
PHICOM CORPORATION 1 1 2 5 5 14
UT STARCOM, INC. 11 3 0 0 0 14
DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD. 0 6 2 2 3 13
POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 0 0 0 4 9 13
SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION GLASS CO., LTD. 1 0 1 5 6 13
SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD. 0 3 3 3 4 13
SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 3 0 4 2 4 13
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 3 2 3 3 12
SEMES CO., LTD. 1 0 3 4 4 12
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 2 2 2 2 4 12
DMS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 3 4 11
EPIVALLEY CO., LTD. 1 2 2 5 1 11
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 9 2 0 0 0 11
KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE 0 2 2 3 4 11
KOREA GAS CORPORATION 0 6 1 1 3 11
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 8 1 1 1 0 11
SAMYANG CORPORATION 2 5 0 1 3 11
SK CORPORATION 1 5 3 1 1 11
YONSEI UNIVERSITY 2 3 4 1 1 11
C&S TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 0 3 4 2 10
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. 5 1 0 0 4 10
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY 3 1 1 0 5 10
UNITEST INC. 0 3 2 1 4 10
AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 3 3 1 2 9
CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 3 4 0 1 9
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 6 2 1 0 0 9
CHOONGWAE PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 0 3 0 5 1 9
DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 4 9
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 6 9
INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION SOGANG UNIVERSITY 1 0 3 1 4 9
KMW INC. 0 4 1 2 2 9
RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 0 0 2 3 4 9
TECHWING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 7 9
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP KOREA LTD. 2 0 1 4 2 9
YUPOONG, INC. 2 4 1 1 1 9
BIOLEADERS CORPORATION 2 2 1 3 0 8
DADA CORP. 5 3 0 0 0 8
EWHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION 0 1 2 3 2 8
FCI, INC. 1 0 0 3 4 8
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 2 1 0 2 8
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 3 3 1 1 0 8
K.C. TECH CO., LTD. 2 1 3 0 2 8
KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 2 1 1 8
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 5 2 1 0 0 8
LS MTRON LTD. 0 0 0 3 5 8
MTEK VISION CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 7 8
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 1 0 1 3 3 8
PANAGENE, INC. 3 2 3 0 0 8
SUNSTAR PRECISION CO., LTD. 1 1 0 3 3 8
TORAY SAEHAN INC. 3 0 2 2 1 8
ADVANCED DISPLAY PROCESS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 3 7
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 1 1 3 2 7
DAEWON ELECTRIC CO. LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 3 7
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 0 7
INTERVIDEO, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
IPS LTD. 0 2 1 1 3 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 1 0 0 2 4 7
LS TECH CO., LTD. 1 2 3 0 1 7
MARKANY INC. 0 1 4 1 1 7
OTOS TECH CO., LTD. 0 2 3 2 0 7
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 0 1 0 5 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 1 0 2 4 7
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 7 0 0 0 0 7
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 2 4 7
WINIAMANDO INC. 2 1 3 0 1 7
AMOTECH CO., LTD. 1 0 2 1 2 6
CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 2 1 0 1 2 6
COLORZIP MEDIA, INC. 2 0 0 1 3 6
DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. 0 0 3 2 1 6
EO TECHNICS CO., LTD. 1 1 0 0 4 6
INNOWIRELESS, CO., LTD. 0 2 0 0 4 6
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 1 0 1 4 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 1 3 1 6
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 4 2 0 6
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 1 0 3 6
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 1 5 0 0 0 6
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 1 3 6
SAMSUNG THALES CO., LTD. 2 0 3 1 0 6
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 1 6
TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
VIROMED CO., LTD. 1 1 0 1 3 6
ACE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
AHRAM BIOSYSTEMS INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
AMUSETEC CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
BSE CO., LTD. 0 3 1 1 0 5
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
DAS CO., LTD 2 2 1 0 0 5
DIGITAL BIO TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 0 4 5
DPI CO., LTD. 1 2 2 0 0 5
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
GMP CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
HANYANG HAK WON CO. LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
HUMAX CO., LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 3 0 1 0 1 5
INKTEC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
JA HWA ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCES AND MINERAL RESOURCES 0 0 1 2 2 5
KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 0 0 1 0 4 5
KRDC CO., LTD. 2 0 0 1 2 5
LG CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 3 0 1 0 1 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
MORRIS CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
MOYA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
POSDATA COMPANY LTD. 1 0 0 3 1 5
REGEN BIOTECH, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
RND GROUP LLC 0 1 3 0 1 5
ROYAL SOVEREIGN, INC. 2 0 0 3 0 5
SAMSUNG ATOFINA CO. LTD. 5 0 0 0 0 5
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SEKONIX CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SILICONFILE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
SKC CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5


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