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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2008 - 2012 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In

Class 713, Support (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)

( technology 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 a patent )

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 155 155 189 248 210 957
INTEL CORPORATION 134 102 129 110 114 589
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 102 166 148 70 81 567
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 83 69 76 74 70 372
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 33 44 84 46 57 264
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 30 33 41 59 80 243
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 44 36 37 34 47 198
SONY CORPORATION 44 35 43 32 36 190
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 28 28 30 41 48 175
BROADCOM CORPORATION 18 25 32 46 53 174
HITACHI, LTD 30 22 39 37 43 171
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 37 32 37 25 34 165
PANASONIC CORPORATION 4 30 36 31 44 145
FUJITSU LIMITED 31 19 26 42 22 140
APPLE, INC. 17 12 26 22 49 126
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 20 32 30 19 23 124
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 5 18 19 21 39 102
NOKIA CORPORATION 18 18 26 12 16 90
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 2 13 19 22 30 86
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 20 24 17 12 13 86
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 8 17 22 20 18 85
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 19 18 16 15 12 80
NEC CORPORATION 12 8 16 9 20 65
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 10 9 10 16 20 65
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 31 22 4 0 0 57
EMC CORPORATION 4 4 13 17 18 56
NVIDIA CORPORATION 12 7 14 12 11 56
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 16 14 26 56
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 4 11 9 16 16 56
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 7 9 10 9 19 54
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 21 9 6 8 8 52
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 7 8 4 15 16 50
QUALCOMM, INC. 6 4 8 12 19 49
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 12 7 19 9 2 49
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 9 10 12 12 47
ALTERA CORPORATION 9 8 12 6 11 46
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 5 3 11 8 18 45
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 10 10 9 9 7 45
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 2 8 12 19 45
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 16 6 9 10 4 45
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 6 8 6 10 14 44
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 5 7 16 7 8 43
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 11 9 8 9 5 42
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 4 1 5 8 23 41
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 8 11 6 11 5 41
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4 5 8 8 15 40
NXP B.V. 6 14 6 4 9 39
XILINX, INC. 10 6 9 8 6 39
GOOGLE, INC. 0 2 5 5 26 38
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 4 6 9 15 38
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 6 3 11 9 8 37
INVENTEC CORPORATION 7 4 9 11 5 36
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 9 10 4 7 5 35
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 6 5 8 8 8 35
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 7 3 10 7 8 35
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 8 3 7 5 10 33
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 5 7 2 7 10 31
ALCATEL LUCENT 2 8 3 3 14 30
NETAPP, INC. 0 5 4 7 14 30
ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC 5 6 9 3 6 29
CERTICOM CORPORATION 4 4 4 6 11 29
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 2 3 6 7 9 27
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 4 4 10 7 2 27
RED HAT, INC. 2 1 1 8 15 27
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORP. 0 0 1 6 20 27
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 7 5 3 8 27
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 5 4 5 7 6 27
ARM LIMITED 3 6 5 4 8 26
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 3 6 5 7 4 25
MCAFEE, INC. 3 4 8 2 7 24
NOVELL, INC. 4 3 6 4 6 23
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 1 10 9 22
LSI CORPORATION 3 4 2 1 12 22
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 2 3 5 3 9 22
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 7 4 5 3 3 22
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 5 4 3 8 2 22
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 4 4 7 0 6 21
BOEING COMPANY 2 4 6 4 5 21
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 19 2 0 0 0 21
XEROX CORPORATION 6 8 2 1 4 21
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 1 6 6 3 20
FRANCE TELECOM 4 9 5 1 1 20
HARRIS CORP. 1 2 6 8 3 20
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 7 5 3 4 1 20
WISTARIA TRADING, INC. 2 1 7 6 4 20
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 2 1 4 6 6 19
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 6 6 7 19
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 5 9 1 0 19
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 2 6 6 2 18
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 2 3 4 9 18
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 1 4 6 5 18
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 8 5 1 3 1 18
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 4 1 6 3 4 18
RAMBUS, INC. 3 8 1 0 6 18
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 5 1 2 4 5 17
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 4 2 7 0 4 17
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 3 8 2 3 17
AOL LLC 4 3 2 4 3 16
DENSO CORPORATION 6 4 1 3 2 16
MEDIATEK INC. 1 2 5 4 4 16
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 7 2 7 0 0 16
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 3 4 5 2 2 16
TREND MICRO, INC. 1 3 0 3 9 16
ATMEL CORPORATION 2 1 6 1 5 15
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 6 1 3 3 2 15
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. 1 2 2 3 6 14
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 5 3 3 14
GEMALTO SA 0 0 4 8 1 13
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 5 1 2 5 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 4 3 2 3 13
MICROSEMI CORP.-ANALOG MIXED SIGNAL GROUP LTD. 5 3 3 1 1 13
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 1 3 1 4 13
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 8 2 1 13
CORESTREET, LTD. 2 2 5 1 2 12
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 5 1 1 1 4 12
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 2 3 2 3 2 12
ACTEL CORPORATION 2 7 0 2 0 11
AT&T CORP. 4 3 3 1 0 11
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 6 0 0 11
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 3 1 3 3 1 11
FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED 0 0 1 5 5 11
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 4 1 3 3 11
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 2 1 5 3 11
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 5 3 3 11
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 5 4 11
MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 5 5 0 0 1 11
MULTOS LIMITED 1 1 8 1 0 11
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 1 2 1 7 0 11
SPANSION LLC 0 0 1 5 5 11
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4 1 2 1 3 11
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 2 4 1 4 11
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 3 5 2 0 10
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 1 6 10
LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED 1 0 1 5 3 10
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 3 3 1 1 10
NDS LIMITED 3 1 1 3 2 10
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 1 4 5 0 0 10
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 3 5 1 1 10
SANDISK CORPORATION 0 4 3 3 0 10
SANDISK IL LTD. 0 0 0 5 5 10
SANDISK TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 0 10 10
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 0 5 3 2 0 10
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 1 1 4 2 2 10
ACTIVCARD IRELAND, LIMITED 2 3 1 1 2 9
HURON IP LLC 0 6 2 1 0 9
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4 0 0 0 5 9
NAGRAVISION S.A. 1 2 2 3 1 9
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 0 4 3 1 1 9
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 4 1 0 1 3 9
POWER-ONE, INC. 1 3 3 2 0 9
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 1 1 0 5 2 9
ROUND ROCK RESEARCH, LLC 0 0 3 3 3 9
RSA SECURITY INC. 4 4 1 0 0 9
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
VMWARE, INC. 2 0 1 4 2 9
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4 0 0 3 1 8
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 3 3 0 0 8
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 2 1 2 1 2 8
GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 2 2 2 1 8
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
KOOLSPAN, INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 4 2 1 8
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 4 1 3 0 8
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 2 2 2 1 1 8
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 3 2 3 0 8
PACKET DIGITAL 2 0 2 1 3 8
PALM, INC. 4 3 1 0 0 8
PRIVARIS, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 5 1 1 1 0 8
SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 3 8
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1 2 1 3 1 8
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 0 0 4 3 1 8
TELECOM ITALIA S.P.A. 1 1 2 2 2 8
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 3 1 1 0 3 8
WISTRON CORPORATION 2 0 0 4 2 8
YAHOO, INC. 1 0 5 1 1 8
ACER INCORPORATED 1 1 1 3 1 7
AKROS SILICON, INC. 1 3 2 1 0 7
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 3 2 0 1 1 7
CHINA IWNCOMM CO. LTD 0 0 0 0 7 7
CLOAKWARE CORPORATION 4 1 2 0 0 7
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 0 2 1 3 1 7
FINISAR CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 1 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 2 0 1 7
GUARDIAN DATA STORAGE, LLC 1 1 0 0 5 7
HTC CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 4 7
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 1 6 0 0 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 1 1 0 4 1 7
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 4 7
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY 6 0 0 0 1 7
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 4 1 1 1 0 7
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 1 2 2 1 1 7
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 5 0 2 0 7
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 1 0 0 2 4 7
VENAFI, INC. 1 1 4 1 0 7
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
ADVANTEST CORP. 4 1 0 0 1 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
ALCATEL 1 2 3 0 0 6
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 0 5 0 1 0 6
FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED 0 1 0 3 2 6
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 4 6
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0 0 0 4 2 6
MITAC INTERNATIONAL CORP. 0 2 1 3 0 6
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
PALMSOURCE INC. 3 2 1 0 0 6
PHOENIX TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 1 2 2 0 6
REALNETWORKS, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
SAFENET, INC. 3 1 0 1 1 6
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 0 1 3 0 2 6
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 2 0 1 0 3 6
SUPER TALENT ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
TRICIPHER, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
ZIPPY TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 3 1 1 6
3COM CORPORATION 1 1 3 0 0 5
ADAPTEC, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
ADAPTIVE COMPUTING ENTERPRISES INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
BCE INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
BEACHHEAD SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
BIOGY INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
BLUE COAT SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
CMS PRODUCTS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
COPYTELE, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
DPHI ACQUISITIONS, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
FOUNDRY NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 1 0 0 3 1 5
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 2 3 0 0 5
GEMPLUS 5 0 0 0 0 5
GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 0 4 1 0 5
INVICTA NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
L-3 COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO. LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MUSIC PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
OKIDATA CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
QIMONDA AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
SECURITY FIRST CORPORATION 0 0 1 0 4 5
ST-ERICSSON SA 0 0 1 3 1 5
STMICROELECTRONICS, LTD. 2 0 2 1 0 5
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
THALES 1 3 1 0 0 5
TOPOWER COMPUTER INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 4 0 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DIRECTOR NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY 1 0 1 3 0 5
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 0 1 1 2 1 5
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
VIASAT, INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5


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