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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 2008 - 2012 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

MARYLAND

( 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 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 159 208 239 205 231 1042
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 63 78 91 108 85 425
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 59 50 62 58 68 297
BLACK & DECKER INC. 52 54 69 50 54 279
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ARMY 44 46 69 52 62 273
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 35 46 75 65 51 272
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 29 29 41 49 52 200
HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. 30 21 12 17 14 94
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 11 25 20 24 84
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 4 14 13 19 22 72
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 15 12 21 8 6 62
CIENA CORPORATION 11 10 12 15 13 61
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 5 7 11 19 16 58
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 15 10 12 5 10 52
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 7 6 12 15 11 51
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 13 6 7 18 4 48
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 8 10 8 19 46
MEDIMMUNE, LLC 7 7 13 4 8 39
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 22 12 4 1 0 39
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 7 6 5 8 38
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 16 4 6 7 4 37
FANNIE MAE 1 3 16 8 3 31
CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 9 2 14 4 1 30
GENENTECH, INC. 16 3 5 2 3 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 4 3 6 7 9 29
CELIGHT, INC. 5 3 6 11 3 28
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 5 8 4 5 6 28
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 9 7 5 2 28
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 5 8 7 5 27
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 21 6 0 0 0 27
WELLSTAT THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION 3 5 7 10 2 27
HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEMS, LLC 9 7 2 3 5 26
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 3 5 6 9 25
LAITRAM, L.L.C. 3 5 4 7 6 25
PARATEK MICROWAVE, INC. 2 4 11 4 4 25
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 2 1 9 6 7 25
BAE SYSTEMS INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, INC. 1 3 3 6 11 24
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY 4 4 10 3 3 24
DTVG LICENSING, INC. 0 1 4 7 11 23
IBIQUITY DIGITAL CORPORATION 2 5 6 7 3 23
SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 7 8 3 3 2 23
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 6 4 3 8 2 23
ARBITRON INC. 7 6 1 4 4 22
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 5 3 8 5 1 22
LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 4 8 6 4 22
ATMEL CORPORATION 4 8 2 1 6 21
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 3 4 2 6 6 21
MACROGENICS, INC. 3 4 3 4 7 21
W. R. GRACE & CO.-CONN. 3 1 4 9 4 21
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 2 7 11 20
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 6 1 8 3 2 20
AAI CORPORATION 5 2 2 3 7 19
INFINERA CORPORATION 1 6 3 6 3 19
SOURCEFIRE, INC. 2 2 6 6 3 19
VIASAT, INC. 1 3 2 4 9 19
ADCOR INDUSTRIES, INC. 4 2 3 5 4 18
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. 2 6 4 2 4 18
AOL LLC 9 2 3 1 2 17
CANON U.S. LIFE SCIENCES, INC. 0 2 1 4 10 17
WM. T. BURNETT IP, LLC 0 3 8 2 4 17
HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE 1 4 3 4 4 16
SUPERNUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 6 3 5 16
ALLIANT TECHSYSTEMS INC. 0 1 5 5 4 15
MESO SCLAE TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 0 3 5 3 4 15
MILLENNIUM INORGANIC CHEMICALS, INC. 0 3 7 3 2 15
MUSIC CHOICE 3 0 2 5 5 15
SUCAMPO, A.G. 3 0 2 2 8 15
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 6 5 4 0 0 15
CELERA CORPORATION 1 5 3 3 2 14
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC 0 2 8 3 1 14
KOOLSPAN, INC. 2 2 3 5 2 14
MERIDIAN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 5 5 2 1 14
SENSORS FOR MEDICINE AND SCIENCE, INC. 2 1 5 3 3 14
GORE ENTERPRISE HOLDINGS, INC. 3 1 5 2 2 13
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS CMP HOLDINGS, INC. 0 7 2 3 1 13
ARINC, INC. 3 0 3 5 1 12
BOWLES FLUIDICS CORPORATION 2 2 4 2 2 12
BROADWING CORPORATION 7 4 1 0 0 12
EMERGENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT GAITHERSBURG INC. 3 3 5 1 0 12
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY 3 3 1 2 3 12
IPR LICENSING, INC. 0 5 1 6 0 12
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 1 3 6 2 12
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 4 3 4 12
INTRALYTIX, INC. 1 7 2 1 0 11
JMEA CORPORATION 0 3 0 2 6 11
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 3 0 4 2 11
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 5 4 1 11
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. 2 1 3 3 2 11
SWIMWAYS CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 4 11
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 2 3 5 0 1 11
WRIGHT MANUFACTURING INC. 4 4 3 0 0 11
BIOSURFACE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 2 2 1 3 10
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 1 4 0 10
CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON 3 4 2 0 1 10
INVITROGEN CORPORATION 8 2 0 0 0 10
MARTEK BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION 0 0 3 6 1 10
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 0 2 2 5 1 10
TECHNO-SCIENCES, INC. 2 1 2 2 3 10
180S, INC. 1 2 2 2 2 9
A & G PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 2 2 3 1 1 9
ADA FOUNDATION 1 2 4 0 2 9
ADVANCED BIONUTRITION CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 4 9
DYAX CORP. 1 0 3 2 3 9
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 2 1 4 1 1 9
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 1 3 9
GLYCOMIMETICS, INC. 1 1 3 3 1 9
J. M. HUBER CORPORATION 3 3 3 0 0 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 1 1 4 3 9
STX LLC 5 4 0 0 0 9
UNDER ARMOUR, INC. 0 2 1 1 5 9
VISICU, INC. 8 1 0 0 0 9
WELLSTAT BIOLOGICS CORPORATION 1 1 2 3 2 9
AXCELIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 0 2 1 2 8
CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
EISAI, INC. 0 0 2 3 3 8
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 5 1 2 0 0 8
FUSION UV SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 1 3 2 8
MCCORMICK + COMPANY INC. 0 1 1 2 4 8
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 3 2 1 1 8
PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 3 0 2 3 0 8
QIAGEN GAITHERSBURG, INC. 0 1 2 2 3 8
ROBELIGHT, LLC 3 4 1 0 0 8
SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 3 1 1 2 8
3E TECHNOLOGIES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 0 2 0 7
AKONNI BIOSYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. 1 3 1 1 1 7
BOREALIS TECHNICAL INCORPORATED LIMITED 1 0 0 3 3 7
BROADCOM CORPORATION 0 1 1 1 4 7
EASCO HAND TOOLS, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
ERRANT GENE THERAPEUTICS, LLC 1 1 2 2 1 7
GENBAND US LLC 0 0 0 2 5 7
GERON CORPORATION 1 4 1 0 1 7
GR INTELLECTUAL RESERVE, LLC 2 1 1 1 2 7
GREATBATCH LTD. 3 1 0 1 2 7
HEAVY HAMMER, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 1 2 3 7
MACK TRUCKS, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
MAPQUEST, INC. 0 2 2 2 1 7
MARKMONITOR, INC. 1 1 1 4 0 7
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 0 0 3 2 7
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH 0 0 2 4 1 7
NABI BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
NEURALSTEM, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
NORA THERAPEUTICS, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
OCIMUM BIOSOLUTIONS, INC. 5 2 0 0 0 7
REDXDEFENSE, LLC 0 4 1 1 1 7
ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO., KG 0 2 3 0 2 7
SHAW STROZ LLC 2 1 1 2 1 7
TECHNEST HOLDINGS, INC. 2 1 2 2 0 7
THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE 2 0 2 1 2 7
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
VIRXSYS CORPORATION 2 0 0 5 0 7
AERAS GLOBAL TB VACCINE FOUNDATION 0 2 2 2 0 6
ALBEREE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
ANDREW CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 4 6
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 3 6
BP CORPORATION NORTH AMERICA INC. 3 1 1 1 0 6
COOPER TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY 1 0 0 0 5 6
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 1 3 0 0 6
EVAPCO, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
FUNCTIONAL GENETICS, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
INTRADIGM CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 3 2 0 0 1 6
KELSYUS, LLC 1 2 2 1 0 6
MULTISPECTRAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 1 0 3 0 2 6
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 1 2 1 0 6
ROLLS-ROYCE NAVAL MARINE, INC. 0 0 2 0 4 6
SENTEL CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
SEQUELLA, INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
SHIONOGI INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 2 1 1 1 6
TECHNOLOGY PATENTS, LLC 0 3 2 0 1 6
VAPOTHERM, INC. 0 0 3 0 3 6
WEMTEC, INC. 2 2 1 1 0 6
ALTERA CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM, INC. 1 1 1 0 2 5
APEX/ECLIPSE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 2 2 1 5
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 3 0 1 1 0 5
ATI PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
AVITECH, LLC 1 1 0 3 0 5
BALTIMORE AIRCOIL COMPANY, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
BLANCHETTE ROCKEFELLER NEUROSCIENCES INSTITUTE 0 2 2 1 0 5
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA 1 1 0 2 1 5
CORRELOGIC SYSTEMS, INC., 3 1 1 0 0 5
CYTIMMUNE SCIENCES INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
DATADIRECT NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
DEPUY SPINE, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
E-NUMERATE SOLUTIONS, INC. 2 1 1 0 1 5
FUELCOR LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 1 1 1 0 2 5
KAJEET, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
MALVERN INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 2 2 0 1 0 5
MCAFEE, INC. 1 3 1 0 0 5
METRICO WIRELESS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
OPNET TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
OSIRIS THERAPEUTICS, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
PAYPAL. INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION 1 0 3 1 0 5
RAVGEN, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SEQUOIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SIGMA SPACE CORPORATION 1 1 0 1 2 5
SIMPLEXITY, LLC C/O VERSA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
SKYBITZ, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
TVI CORPORATION 2 3 0 0 0 5
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
ZT3 TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
ZYNGA, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5


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