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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

SWITZERLAND

( 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 69 75 84 97 115 440
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 58 41 72 58 78 307
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 39 53 43 55 43 233
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 39 37 47 37 33 193
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 14 22 47 48 42 173
INVENTIO AG 39 33 37 22 20 151
PHONAK AG 24 21 24 30 19 118
NESTEC, S.A. 8 18 25 21 37 109
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 9 13 19 26 34 101
METTLER TOLEDO AG 13 19 20 13 24 89
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 8 20 20 15 26 89
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 18 27 24 3 1 73
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 7 13 24 16 13 73
FERAG AG 13 7 19 19 14 72
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 13 10 25 17 7 72
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 6 9 12 25 18 70
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 11 13 10 15 19 68
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 5 9 10 20 22 66
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 10 8 13 14 17 62
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 16 16 13 6 10 61
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 7 6 15 19 50
NAGRAVISION S.A. 2 7 12 14 13 48
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 11 18 19 48
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 1 4 6 16 21 48
BASF SE 0 0 0 22 25 47
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 10 9 7 9 12 47
FIRMENICH SA 6 7 7 9 15 44
ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 4 2 3 14 20 43
GIVAUDAN S.A. 7 11 14 2 6 40
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 11 10 5 5 7 38
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 7 6 6 11 7 37
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 2 3 14 7 10 36
BRUKER BIOSPIN AG 8 13 6 1 6 34
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 3 2 8 6 14 33
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 5 8 7 7 5 32
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 6 5 11 8 31
TRISA HOLDING, AG 6 5 4 9 7 31
ASULAB S.A. 11 5 8 5 1 30
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 1 3 5 8 13 30
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 13 11 6 0 0 30
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG 8 17 1 2 1 29
NXP B.V. 7 8 2 7 4 28
SWISSCOM AG 0 0 9 8 11 28
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH 7 6 5 6 4 28
ZIMMER GMBH 0 6 11 5 6 28
MERCK SERONO SA 0 0 12 7 8 27
OVD KINEGRAM AG 0 2 10 6 9 27
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 5 6 13 26
KISTLER HOLDING AG 2 6 6 9 3 26
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 2 2 3 10 8 25
EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH 2 4 6 6 6 24
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 0 3 6 11 4 24
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 5 8 8 2 24
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 5 8 7 24
UBS AG 2 7 8 4 3 24
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 3 6 6 2 6 23
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 5 3 5 7 3 23
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 2 4 4 5 7 22
LONZA A. G. 5 2 0 7 8 22
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 3 1 8 3 7 22
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 6 4 4 2 5 21
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 2 1 5 8 4 20
KOMAX HOLDING AG 4 9 4 1 2 20
LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 5 8 7 20
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 4 4 8 20
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. 4 1 5 6 4 20
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 2 6 7 4 19
ARES-TRADING S.A. 2 0 6 3 7 18
BUEHLER AG 5 1 7 4 1 18
MEDELA HOLDING AG 1 0 2 6 9 18
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 2 1 7 6 2 18
BOBST, S.A. 7 4 5 1 0 17
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 5 9 3 0 0 17
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT 2 2 3 5 5 17
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 2 1 3 3 8 17
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL 3 2 4 2 5 16
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 5 3 4 1 3 16
WELLA AG 9 4 2 1 0 16
ETH ZURICH 1 1 4 4 5 15
MESA IMAGING AG 1 4 2 4 4 15
ROLEX S.A. 1 2 1 7 4 15
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 3 3 2 4 3 15
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 0 5 6 1 3 15
X-RITE EUROPE GMBH 1 4 6 1 3 15
ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AG 4 0 5 4 1 14
AISAPACK HOLDING SA 0 1 0 5 8 14
AUSTRIAMICROSYSTEMS AG 0 0 4 8 2 14
CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 3 4 3 3 1 14
EMS-CHEMIE AG 2 0 3 6 3 14
HUBER & SUHNER AG 6 1 2 3 2 14
INNOVATIVE SILICON ISI SA 0 10 4 0 0 14
DT SWISS INC. 0 2 3 2 6 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 4 3 5 13
GENERAL PATENT LLC 2 7 1 2 1 13
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 0 5 1 2 5 13
OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG 1 2 1 5 4 13
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 4 2 1 1 13
ST-ERICSSON SA 0 0 5 4 4 13
BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH 2 2 4 4 0 12
BERNAFON AG 1 5 4 1 1 12
CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBH 1 1 6 2 2 12
LECROY CORPORATION 3 4 3 1 1 12
SENSIRION AG 0 2 4 5 1 12
SULZER METCO AG 4 1 1 6 0 12
TEXTILMA AG 3 2 5 1 1 12
UNIVERSITAT BERN 2 2 5 2 1 12
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 2 2 2 2 11
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 4 3 1 2 1 11
MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG 1 0 1 4 5 11
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 2 1 2 1 5 11
OMEGA SA 1 0 4 4 2 11
VECTRONIX AG 2 1 5 3 0 11
WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AG 0 1 2 4 4 11
GROZ BECKERT KG 1 3 4 1 1 10
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 3 3 1 2 10
MERIAL LIMITED 1 4 4 0 1 10
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 5 5 10
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 3 1 2 4 10
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 6 1 2 0 1 10
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 3 4 1 1 1 10
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 3 6 1 0 10
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 4 2 2 0 2 10
SULZER MIXPAC AG 1 0 1 5 3 10
TECAN TRADING AG 1 3 2 2 2 10
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA 2 2 3 1 2 10
UREA CASALE S.A. 1 3 3 1 2 10
WOODWELDING AG 2 0 1 0 7 10
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 2 2 2 2 1 9
AREVA T& D AG 1 0 2 3 3 9
AUTOFORM ENGINEERING GMBH 0 2 0 3 4 9
BELIMO HOLDING AG 0 1 0 4 4 9
DEBIOTEC S.A. 0 1 0 2 6 9
DIVERSEY, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
HABASIT AG 3 2 3 0 1 9
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 0 2 3 4 0 9
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 0 0 1 4 4 9
POWER-ONE, INC. 0 1 5 2 1 9
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG 2 0 2 1 4 9
SPECTRASEIS AG 0 2 3 1 3 9
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 0 3 3 2 9
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL 2 1 3 2 1 9
BIOGEN IDEC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 2 2 3 0 8
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG 0 0 2 1 5 8
EMS-PATENT AG 2 0 0 1 5 8
EROWA AG 2 0 1 1 4 8
ETEL S.A. 2 1 1 2 2 8
INFICON GMBH 0 2 2 3 1 8
KBA-GIORI S.A. 2 2 0 1 3 8
KWC AG 1 1 4 0 2 8
LONZA LTD. 2 0 0 2 4 8
LVMH SWISS MANUFACTURES SA 0 0 2 3 3 8
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0 1 0 5 2 8
NAGRACARD S.A. 2 3 1 1 1 8
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 1 3 3 8
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, AG 0 1 0 4 3 8
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 1 3 2 2 0 8
VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A. 2 2 3 1 0 8
XIGEN S.A. 0 2 1 2 3 8
AGIE CHARMILLES SA 0 0 2 2 3 7
BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG 2 2 0 1 2 7
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 2 2 2 1 7
CEDES AG 0 0 3 1 3 7
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 2 1 2 1 1 7
ENDOSENSE SA 1 1 0 2 3 7
GEBERIT AG 1 0 1 4 1 7
HANS OETIKER AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 1 4 1 0 1 7
HAWA AG. 0 3 2 1 1 7
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 2 0 2 1 2 7
ITW GEMA AG 0 2 0 1 4 7
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 0 0 1 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 0 2 3 1 7
SCHAFFNER EMV AG 0 1 2 3 1 7
SOLVIAS AG 2 3 0 2 0 7
SOUDRONIC AG 0 0 2 1 4 7
SULZER METCO (US), INC. 1 0 4 2 0 7
TEXTRONICS, INC. 1 1 3 2 0 7
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 2 1 2 7
ABB AG 0 1 2 0 3 6
ARPIDA AG 1 2 1 2 0 6
BLANCPAIN S.A. 0 0 2 3 1 6
CONCAST AG 2 3 0 0 1 6
DATAMARS SA 2 0 2 0 2 6
ENDRESS + HAUSER PROCESS SOLUTIONS AG 0 1 2 2 1 6
EP SYSTEMS SA 0 0 1 4 1 6
FRANCK MULLER WATCH LAND SA 0 3 3 0 0 6
GANSER-HYDROMAG AG 0 3 0 2 1 6
GLYCART BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 4 1 0 6
INPECO IP LTD., 0 0 0 1 5 6
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE 0 0 0 0 6 6
LASAG AG 1 2 2 0 1 6
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 0 1 3 1 1 6
MECOS TRAXLER AG 1 2 0 3 0 6
MICRONAS GMBH 0 0 3 1 2 6
NAGRAID S.A. 0 0 2 0 4 6
NOVARTIS FORSCHUNGSSTIFTUNG ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITTUE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 1 0 2 2 1 6
OCLARO TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 1 1 0 4 6
POLYPHOR LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
RHEINMETALL AIR DEFENCE AG 0 0 1 4 1 6
ROLIC AG 0 1 1 2 2 6
U-BLOX AG 0 0 0 3 3 6
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG 2 1 2 0 1 6
AC IMMUNE SA 0 0 1 2 2 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
ALLERGAN, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH 2 1 1 1 0 5
CHEMSPEED TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 0 2 0 5
CHOPARD MANUFACTURE S.A. 2 0 2 1 0 5
DARBY & MOHAINE L.L.C. 2 1 0 1 1 5
ERNST GROB AG 0 1 0 3 1 5
ESBATECH, AN ALCON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT, LLC 0 0 1 1 3 5
FEINTOOL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AG 0 0 0 0 5 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 1 1 0 0 5
HEPTAGON OY 1 0 3 0 1 5
HEXAGON METROLOGY AB 0 1 3 1 0 5
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 1 1 1 0 5
INNOGEL AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
KRISS SYSTEMS SA 0 0 0 1 4 5
LABORATOIRES SERONO S.A. 3 1 1 0 0 5
LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 1 4 0 5
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 0 2 1 0 5
MEI, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
NOVIMMUNE SA 0 0 2 1 2 5
OPTOSYS SA 3 0 0 0 2 5
PRIAMUS SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG 0 0 3 1 1 5
RIOTINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
SPEEDEL EXPERIMENTA AG 0 3 2 0 0 5
SPINELAB GMBH 0 1 0 1 3 5
STORZ ENDOSKOP PRODUKTIONS GMBH 0 1 1 1 2 5
SWISSQUAL LICENSE AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
TESA S.A. 3 0 0 0 2 5
TOGEWA HOLDING AG 0 2 2 0 1 5
UNAXIS INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD. 4 0 1 0 0 5
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG 1 1 0 1 2 5


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