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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

SWEDEN

( 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
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 135 132 207 315 493 1282
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 27 79 127 154 108 495
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 54 37 53 64 60 268
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 35 39 48 35 32 189
ASTRAZENECA AB 39 29 42 32 27 169
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 23 15 32 37 45 152
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 35 23 21 24 31 134
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 19 13 30 27 27 116
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 17 9 15 17 28 86
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 9 12 14 19 23 77
SECO TOOLS AB 20 8 7 26 10 71
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 14 12 18 14 10 68
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 9 9 22 14 12 66
VALINGE INNOVATION AB 4 4 22 22 14 66
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 14 14 17 12 7 64
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 8 3 7 17 28 63
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 8 9 9 18 18 62
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 0 2 12 15 30 59
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD. 3 1 7 20 23 54
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 4 3 6 20 21 54
AKZO NOBEL NV 7 11 11 9 13 51
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILLS AB 8 3 11 16 9 47
METSO PAPER, INC. 8 6 9 10 13 46
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 8 4 10 9 10 41
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 9 11 17 1 1 39
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 11 9 13 5 1 39
ANOTO AB 13 3 9 7 5 37
HUSQVARNA AB 8 11 4 6 8 37
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 6 4 11 4 11 36
SONY MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 0 0 36 36
ROSEMOUNT TANK RADAR AB 7 11 5 7 3 33
CODING TECHNOLOGIES AB 4 6 3 15 4 32
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 4 7 7 6 8 32
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 5 1 11 6 5 28
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 6 2 4 7 9 28
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 5 7 6 8 2 28
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 4 1 22 27
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 0 3 23 26
NEUROSEARCH A/S 1 1 10 8 6 26
QUNANO AB 3 2 4 8 9 26
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 3 1 7 4 10 25
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 5 2 4 6 8 25
FORSKARPATENT I SYD AB 4 10 4 4 1 23
MEDIVIR AB 2 2 7 6 6 23
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 1 4 2 3 12 22
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 12 5 2 1 0 20
HOGANAS AB 6 4 4 3 3 20
PERGO, AB 3 6 2 0 9 20
VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 5 3 4 4 4 20
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 0 4 6 7 19
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 2 3 5 4 4 18
NOBEL BIOCARE SERVICES AG 0 2 3 6 7 18
OMX TECHNOLOGY AB 4 1 8 2 3 18
TRIMBLE AB 4 5 2 4 3 18
ACREO AB 0 4 6 3 4 17
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 2 2 2 6 5 17
BAE SYSTEMS BOFORS AB 1 2 4 5 5 17
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 8 5 3 1 0 17
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 2 0 2 8 5 17
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 1 1 1 5 7 15
GYROS AB 4 2 4 3 2 15
OBDUCAT AB 1 0 8 2 4 15
SHL GROUP AB 1 1 1 5 7 15
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC SWEDEN AB 0 3 4 3 5 15
GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED 0 3 1 3 7 14
MYDATA AUTOMATION AB 3 1 5 3 2 14
WINLOC AG 1 2 3 3 5 14
DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB 0 0 2 1 10 13
ECO LEAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT A/S 0 0 6 3 4 13
FLIR SYSTEMS AB 2 1 3 1 6 13
VOLVO PENTA AB 2 0 2 2 7 13
BIOVITRUM AB 1 6 5 0 0 12
NOKIA CORPORATION 6 1 2 1 2 12
PERGO AG 0 0 4 8 0 12
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 0 2 1 4 4 11
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 3 1 2 1 4 11
AXIS AB 0 2 0 2 7 11
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA GMBH 0 1 1 7 2 11
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 2 1 4 0 4 11
MICRONIC MYDATA AB 0 0 1 4 6 11
POWERWAVE TECHNOLOGIES SWEDEN AB 1 1 1 1 7 11
SKYPE LIMITED 0 0 1 1 9 11
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 5 5 1 0 0 11
AGA AB 0 4 1 3 2 10
CREE, INC. 4 3 1 2 0 10
ISABERG RAPID AB 1 4 1 3 1 10
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 0 1 2 5 2 10
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 2 2 2 0 4 10
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 6 10
SCALADO AB 0 1 7 2 0 10
SECTRA AB 0 1 3 4 2 10
STORA ENSO AB 3 1 2 3 1 10
ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 6 2 0 1 9
ARCAM AB 1 3 2 1 2 9
AVURE TECHNOLOGIES AB 1 3 3 1 1 9
BOULE MEDICAL AB 1 2 2 2 2 9
CARMEL PHARMA AB 0 0 1 5 3 9
ELEKTA AB (PUBL.) 0 2 1 2 4 9
SECTRA MAMEA AB 2 4 2 1 0 9
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 0 2 0 6 1 9
ACTIVE BIOTECH AB 2 3 1 0 2 8
BIOGAIA AB 1 1 1 4 1 8
CELLECTRICON AB 3 1 0 1 3 8
CHRONTECH PHARMA AB 0 0 0 3 5 8
DOXA AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 2 2 0 8
DRESSER, INC. 0 0 2 2 4 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 2 1 5 8
HEMOCUE AB 0 2 2 1 3 8
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 2 2 2 0 2 8
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 1 4 3 8
TOBII TECHNOLOGY AB 0 1 0 2 5 8
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 2 2 0 1 3 8
XCERION AKTIEBOLAG 0 0 0 1 7 8
XINSHU MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. 0 0 0 7 1 8
ZI DECUMA AB 2 2 2 1 1 8
CHROMOGENICS AB 0 0 2 3 2 7
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
INTER IKEA SYSTEMS B.V. 2 1 1 2 1 7
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 1 1 1 2 2 7
NETSOCKET, INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
OHLINS RACING AB 1 1 1 2 2 7
TRIPEP AB 4 3 0 0 0 7
XCOUNTER AB 1 3 0 1 2 7
ZORAN CORPORATION 0 1 3 3 0 7
3NINE AB 1 0 2 2 1 6
AREXIS AB 2 1 1 2 0 6
BIOCRINE AB 1 1 1 3 0 6
GAS TURBINE EFFICIENCY AB 2 1 2 1 0 6
GE HEALTHCARE AS 3 2 0 1 0 6
IGGESUND TOOLS AB 1 1 1 1 2 6
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 1 0 2 3 6
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 5 1 0 6
NORDNAV TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 3 1 2 6
OLINK AB 2 0 1 3 0 6
PARKER-HANNIFIN CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
PLASMA SURGICAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED 1 1 0 2 2 6
PRECISE BIOMETRICS AB 1 0 3 2 0 6
SMARTTRUST AB 2 1 0 0 3 6
SMOLTEK AB 0 0 2 1 3 6
THULE SWEDEN AB 1 2 1 0 2 6
AB VOLVO 3 0 2 0 0 5
AKZO NOBEL COATINGS INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 0 1 2 2 5
ALBIREO AB 1 1 0 1 2 5
ANAMAR AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
ATLAS COPCO CONSTRUCTION TOOLS AB 2 2 1 0 0 5
AXSENSOR AB 0 1 1 0 3 5
BASF PLANT SCIENCE GMBH 1 2 1 0 1 5
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 2 0 0 5
BONE SUPPORT AB 1 0 0 3 1 5
CAMFIL AB 0 1 1 3 0 5
CAMURUS AB 0 0 0 0 5 5
CARGINE ENGINEERING AB 2 1 0 2 0 5
COBOLT AB 1 2 1 0 1 5
ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.V. 1 0 0 2 2 5
GROUP ONE LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
GVA CONSULTANTS AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
HOGANAS AB (PUBL) 0 0 1 1 3 5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
METSO MINERALS (WEAR PROTECTION) AB 0 0 0 2 3 5
NOVO NORDISK HEALTH CARE AG 3 0 1 0 1 5
NSAB, FILIAL AF NEUROSEARCH AB, SVERIGE 0 1 2 0 2 5
PAKIT INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY INC 0 0 1 3 1 5
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 3 0 0 2 0 5
SCIATICON AB 0 0 3 2 0 5
SENTOCLONE INTERNATIONAL AB 0 0 0 1 4 5
STOCK OF SWEDEN AB 3 1 1 0 0 5
SYNTUNE AB 0 0 0 4 1 5
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA 2 1 1 0 1 5
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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