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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 725, Interactive Video Distribution 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
SONY CORPORATION 36 21 15 42 65 179
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 13 21 19 61 55 169
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 10 2 10 35 54 111
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 12 8 7 15 31 73
THOMSON LICENSING 15 4 9 9 16 53
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. 6 6 4 14 17 47
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 4 1 5 9 24 43
INTEL CORPORATION 9 19 5 3 5 41
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 9 6 3 15 8 41
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 17 23 40
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 7 4 10 14 39
SEDNA PATENT SERVICES, LLC 17 9 9 2 0 37
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 22 6 7 1 0 36
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 8 7 7 6 8 36
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 1 1 16 14 34
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 9 4 7 6 8 34
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 3 5 5 5 14 32
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 0 29 29
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 2 8 18 28
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 2 2 7 10 25
DIGEO, INC. 10 10 5 0 0 25
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. 0 0 0 7 15 22
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 5 4 0 4 6 19
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC 0 0 0 6 12 18
TIME WARNER CABLE 0 2 0 6 10 18
HITACHI, LTD 3 1 3 2 7 16
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. 3 2 1 7 3 16
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 7 8 15
PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E., INC. 3 4 2 2 3 14
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 3 4 5 13
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 1 6 4 13
OPENTV, INC. 5 1 0 5 2 13
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 5 6 0 2 13
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 4 0 3 1 4 12
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 3 2 0 4 3 12
NEC CORPORATION 2 2 3 3 0 10
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 3 10
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 1 3 1 1 9
INTELLOCITY USA, INC. 2 1 3 0 3 9
KEEN PERSONAL MEDIA, INC. 2 3 1 2 1 9
NDS LIMITED 0 0 2 2 5 9
TIVO, INC. 0 1 0 2 6 9
TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 2 9
JLB VENTURES LLC 0 0 3 2 3 8
PENTAX OF AMERICA, INC. 0 1 1 5 1 8
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 1 1 2 8
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC 1 1 0 1 5 8
TIME WARNER INTERACTIVE VIDEO GROUP, INC. 2 0 0 2 4 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 2 2 2 7
GOLDPOCKET INTERACTIVE, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 0 1 4 0 7
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 0 2 0 3 7
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 2 0 1 3 7
AT&T CORP. 1 1 2 2 0 6
KOPLAR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 2 0 3 1 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 2 1 2 1 0 6
TVWORKS, LLC 2 1 0 1 2 6
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 4 1 0 0 0 5
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 1 3 1 5
INDEX SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NIELSEN MEDIA RESEARCH, INC. 3 0 2 0 0 5
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 0 0 2 0 3 5
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 0 1 3 1 5


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