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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 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
SONY CORPORATION 31 33 24 25 39 152
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 19 12 15 26 27 99
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 14 18 17 27 21 97
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 11 8 12 32 78
INTEL CORPORATION 12 11 10 9 16 58
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 11 10 14 9 6 50
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 14 20 11 0 0 45
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 9 10 7 11 6 43
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 2 9 11 19 42
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 2 12 21 35
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 8 8 9 7 34
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 5 4 10 7 33
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 5 6 10 9 31
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 10 3 5 8 29
MAGIQ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 6 5 11 6 28
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 6 5 7 27
FUJITSU LIMITED 3 5 6 7 5 26
HITACHI, LTD 5 7 6 3 5 26
CERTICOM CORPORATION 5 5 6 3 6 25
NEC CORPORATION 8 4 3 5 3 23
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 2 2 10 7 22
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 1 1 3 9 21
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 4 6 4 4 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 6 5 3 2 3 19
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 2 4 11 17
NAGRAVISION S.A. 0 3 1 4 8 16
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 1 0 7 0 8 16
GEMPLUS 6 5 4 0 0 15
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 2 0 6 6 14
FRANCE TELECOM 2 2 4 2 4 14
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 2 2 2 7 14
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 1 2 2 6 3 14
THOMSON LICENSING 0 3 4 5 2 14
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 3 2 2 6 13
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 3 4 2 13
BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 1 2 4 3 2 12
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 2 1 1 2 6 12
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 5 4 2 0 0 11
NDS LIMITED 2 0 7 0 2 11
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 1 3 0 6 1 11
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 2 3 2 1 2 10
GEMALTO SA 0 0 0 4 6 10
HARRIS CORP. 0 2 2 5 1 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 2 2 2 2 10
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 1 5 2 0 1 9
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 2 1 1 2 3 9
MACROVISION CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 1 8
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 0 4 3 8
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 3 0 0 2 2 7
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 2 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 0 3 2 2 0 7
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 2 3 0 7
TECSEC INCORPORATED 4 1 0 0 2 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 2 1 0 2 7
XILINX, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 1 0 0 5 0 6
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
CRYPTOGRAPHY RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 2 1 0 1 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 0 1 3 1 6
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
MCAFEE, INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 4 0 1 0 1 6
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 4 0 0 1 1 6
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 2 2 1 0 1 6
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 1 0 3 5
BLUE SPIKE, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 1 0 0 2 5
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 1 2 2 5
NAGRACARD S.A. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NXP B.V. 0 2 1 2 0 5
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5
ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 0 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 2 1 1 0 1 5
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5


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