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

Design Patenting In Design Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1998 - 2012 Design Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Design Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 3 or More Design Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class D17, Musical Instruments

( design 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 the design patent )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated design patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
First-Named Assignee 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 33 35 22 35 20 32 21 18 38 22 47 26 36 34 29 448
YAMAHA CORPORATION 7 14 6 3 1 7 6 15 3 15 18 14 6 0 5 120
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 8 5 0 0 0 0 26
FIRST ACT, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 4 4 3 2 0 0 0 20
ROLAND CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 3 20
GIBSON GUITAR CORP. 3 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 12
PEAVEY ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 0 11
SUNGEUM MUSIC CO., LTD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 6
EVETS CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
LEGENDARY SOUND INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 5
CANNONBALL MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
DRUM WORKSHOP, INC. 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4
HEFLEN CONCEPTIONS LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4
LATIN PERCUSSION, INC. 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
BEST BRASS CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3
EIGENLABS LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3
FAMOUS DRUM COMPANY, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3
MARCODI MUSICAL PRODUCTS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
PROLOGIX PERCUSSION 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
TEAM INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
THINGS 4 STRINGS, LLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3
TOPWAY ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3


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