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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

BELGIUM

( 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
INTERUNIVERSITAIR MICRO-ELEKTRONICA CENTRUM (IMEC VZW) 29 33 60 57 57 236
NXP B.V. 10 20 28 29 34 121
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 18 26 22 19 31 116
AGFA GRAPHICS NV 16 20 24 17 37 114
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 15 21 25 13 30 104
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 13 20 18 19 15 85
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 4 12 20 18 16 70
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS RESEARCH FELUY 6 6 18 19 18 67
ALCATEL 21 20 13 7 0 61
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 9 6 13 14 17 59
CNH AMERICA LLC 11 13 11 14 7 56
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 7 8 18 11 9 53
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 9 16 14 9 50
ALCATEL LUCENT 1 0 10 18 17 46
AGFA-GEVAERT N.V. 16 5 6 10 5 42
UNILIN BEHEER BV, BESLOTEN VENNOOTSCHAP 2 6 31 0 3 42
GLAXOSMITHKLINE BIOLOGICALS S.A. 6 6 12 7 9 40
TIBOTEC PHARMACEUTICALS LTD 4 6 8 12 8 38
BARCO N.V. 12 6 4 4 7 33
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 0 8 5 6 10 29
N.V. BEKAERT S.A. 5 4 8 5 6 28
ATLAS COPCO AIRPOWER, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 3 6 7 4 6 26
HERAEUS ELECTRO-NITE INTERNATIONAL N.V. 6 3 5 8 3 25
K.U. LEUVEN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 3 5 7 7 3 25
VLAAMS INTERUNIVERSITAIR INSTITUUT VOOR BIOTECHNOLOGIE (VIB) VZW 7 5 4 8 1 25
CROPDESIGN N.V. 1 2 9 8 4 24
AGFA HEALTHCARE, N.V. 3 4 3 7 6 23
FLOORING INDUSTRIES, LTD. 1 5 4 3 10 23
GOODYEAR TIRE + RUBBER COMPANY 2 1 4 6 10 23
AGC FLAT GLASS EUROPE SA 1 5 10 2 4 22
BAYER BIOSCIENCE N.V. 2 4 5 11 0 22
BROADCOM CORPORATION 5 2 5 6 4 22
INEOS MANUFACTURING BELGIUM NV 0 0 9 3 10 22
N. V. MICHEL VAN DE WIELE 6 10 3 2 0 21
TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE OPERATING COMPANY INC. 6 2 4 6 3 21
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 4 5 7 2 2 20
INERGY AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH (SOCIETE ANONYME) 2 2 5 3 8 20
SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLC 0 3 6 4 7 20
UNIVERSITEIT GENT 2 2 4 6 6 20
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 6 4 4 2 2 18
EMC CORPORATION 2 7 3 4 2 18
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE 3 2 4 4 4 17
VIB VZW 1 2 3 6 5 17
COCHLEAR LIMITED 1 0 5 3 7 16
BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 4 4 4 2 15
DOW CORNING CORPORATION 1 2 2 4 6 15
FCI 3 3 5 2 2 15
UCB PHARMA S.A. 0 7 2 3 3 15
VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSELS 3 4 5 2 1 15
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 2 2 4 2 4 14
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 4 5 1 2 2 14
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 1 5 2 2 14
PICANOL N.V. 2 2 7 2 1 14
UMICORE 1 3 2 4 4 14
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 0 5 2 3 3 13
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES 4 1 1 3 4 13
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 1 2 4 4 12
EUROSCREEN S.A. 4 1 5 2 0 12
GALAPAGOS N.V. 1 3 0 4 4 12
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 3 5 1 12
ION BEAM APPLICATIONS SOCIETE ANONYME 2 1 1 1 7 12
VLAAMSE INSTELLING VOOR TECHNOLOGISCH ONDERZOEK (VITO) 0 0 1 8 3 12
ARM LIMITED 1 1 5 3 1 11
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 4 2 3 1 11
BAYER CROPSCIENCE N.V. 0 0 1 0 10 11
PROTON WORLD INTERNATIONAL N.V. 1 4 1 0 5 11
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 1 4 1 5 11
VASCO DATA SECURITY, INC. 0 0 0 3 8 11
CYTEC SURFACE SPECIALTIES, S.A. 3 1 3 2 1 10
FIRMA G.B. BOUCHERIE, NAAMLOZE VENNOOTSCHAP 1 4 2 2 1 10
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 0 3 3 3 10
ST-ERICSSON SA 0 0 1 3 6 10
TYCO ELECTRONICS RAYCHEM N.V. 1 2 3 2 2 10
ADVANCED NEUROMODULATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 1 1 3 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 0 1 2 2 9
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. 0 1 2 4 2 9
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 0 1 1 7 9
EPPENDORF ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES SA (EAT) 4 0 1 2 2 9
LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH PARTNERS VZW 0 1 4 0 4 9
ON SEMICONDUCTOR TRADING LTD. 0 0 0 6 3 9
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN 3 1 3 1 1 9
DYMO 0 2 1 3 2 8
EUROFILTERS N.V. 0 1 1 4 2 8
FEDERAL-MOGUL S.A. 0 1 1 1 5 8
FENWAL, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
N. V. INNOGENETICS S.A. 4 0 1 1 2 8
NEXANS 0 2 2 2 2 8
SILVERLIT TOYS MANUFACTORY, LTD. 4 1 2 1 0 8
STMICROELECTRONICS BELGIUM N.V. 1 2 4 0 1 8
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 7 8
BASF SE 1 2 1 2 1 7
CMOSIS NV 0 0 0 2 5 7
DART INDUSTRIES INC. 4 0 2 1 0 7
FINA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 3 2 0 0 7
HANSEN TRANSMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL NV 2 3 2 0 0 7
KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN 0 0 1 2 4 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 3 0 2 1 7
MILLIKEN & COMPANY 1 0 1 5 0 7
SOFICS BVBA 0 0 1 2 4 7
TECHSPACE AERO 0 0 1 1 5 7
AMI SEMICONDUCTOR BELGIUM BVBA 3 3 0 0 0 6
ASHLAND LICENSING AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 2 2 1 0 1 6
B.E.A. S.A. 3 1 0 1 1 6
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 0 0 1 5 0 6
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
DONALDSON COMPANY, INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 3 0 0 3 0 6
DYNACO INTERNATIONAL S.A. 2 1 3 0 0 6
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
KRATON POLYMERS US LLC 0 1 4 1 0 6
MAGOTTEAUX INTERNATIONAL S.A. 2 2 1 1 0 6
RECTICEL AUTOMOBILSYSTEME GMBH 1 0 1 0 4 6
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 2 0 0 0 4 6
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 5 6
U.C.B. SOCIETE ANONYME 3 2 0 0 1 6
ABBOTT LABORATORIES VASCULAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED 0 0 2 2 1 5
ALSTOM BELGIUM S.A. 1 0 2 2 0 5
CERESTAR HOLDING BV 0 2 3 0 0 5
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 1 1 3 0 0 5
DREDGING INTERNATIONAL N.V. 0 0 2 1 2 5
ESKO IP NV 1 1 0 1 2 5
FABRIQUE NATIONALE HERSTAL S.A. 1 2 1 0 1 5
FIKE CORPORATION 0 3 2 0 0 5
ISODOSE CONTROL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY B.V. 0 0 2 2 1 5
LHOIST RECHERCHE ET DEVELOPPEMENT S.A. 0 1 2 0 2 5
R.E.D. LABORATORIES, N.V. 1 1 3 0 0 5
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM BIOLOGICALS (S.A.) 5 0 0 0 0 5
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SYNOPSYS INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
TIGENIX N.V. 0 3 1 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP 0 1 2 2 0 5


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