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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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 GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 117 116 235 250 248 966
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 47 24 54 78 150 353
WMS GAMING, INC. 32 24 46 47 201 350
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 13 24 53 54 77 221
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 0 0 21 49 97 167
BALLY GAMING, INC. 10 3 25 31 69 138
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. 3 3 15 31 84 136
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 9 14 36 26 33 118
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 4 5 14 70 97
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 18 20 19 12 10 79
ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. 0 2 14 19 32 67
CFPH, L.L.C. 1 8 7 13 27 56
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 0 11 13 12 16 52
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. 3 5 13 10 18 49
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 4 1 6 11 23 45
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 5 9 12 14 42
ZYNGA, INC. 0 0 0 0 35 35
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, INC. 5 4 5 6 10 30
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. 2 0 3 4 21 30
SEGA CORPORATION 2 8 4 9 6 29
KONAMI GAMING, INC. 3 1 8 3 13 28
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 7 5 7 6 1 26
ARUZE CORPORATION 11 9 0 2 1 23
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 2 2 11 2 6 23
LEVIATHAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC 0 1 14 2 6 23
GAMELOGIC, INC. 2 0 9 9 0 20
MATTEL INC. 4 2 3 5 6 20
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 4 5 3 3 4 19
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 1 0 1 5 12 19
SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 0 0 4 15 19
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 10 17
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 3 1 7 5 1 17
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 4 2 1 5 5 17
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 0 2 6 3 14
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 4 5 13
KONAMI CO., LTD. 6 2 5 0 0 13
WATERLEAF LIMITED 0 0 4 6 3 13
PTT, LLC 0 0 7 3 2 12
KING SHOW GAMES LLC 0 0 2 2 6 10
CANTOR INDEX LLC 3 0 2 1 3 9
INTEGRATED GROUP ASSETS, INC. 1 3 0 0 5 9
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 1 1 2 2 2 8
HASBRO, INC. 1 2 0 2 3 8
LABTRONIX CONCEPT INC. 1 0 1 4 2 8
SPIELO INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIA GMBH 0 0 0 0 8 8
SSD COMPANY LIMITED 3 2 1 1 1 8
UNITED TOTE COMPANY 0 0 2 4 2 8
ARUZE CO., LTD. 6 0 0 1 0 7
NHN CORPORATION 0 1 1 5 0 7
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 3 4 0 0 0 7
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 4 7
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
CASE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1 0 1 1 3 6
COLE KEPRO INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 1 4 1 6
CORK GROUP TRADING LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
CRYPTOLOGIC INC. 1 0 3 1 1 6
FUTURELOGIC, INC. 1 1 2 1 1 6
GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATION 0 0 3 0 3 6
NOVOMATIC AG 0 0 0 0 6 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 1 0 4 5
CREATIVE KINGDOMS, LLC 1 1 1 2 0 5
DIAMOND GAME ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 1 0 3 1 5
LEAP FORWARD GAMING 0 0 0 1 4 5
MUDALLA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
ODS PROPERTIES, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
PALTRONICS AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED 0 0 1 2 2 5
PARTYGAMING IA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 5 5
PATENT INVESTMENT & LICENSING COMPANY 0 0 0 0 5 5
POKERTEK, INC. 0 2 3 0 0 5
PRECEDENT GAMING, INCORPORATED 1 1 0 1 2 5
ROCKET GAMING SYSTEMS, LLC 1 0 4 0 0 5
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 4 0 1 0 0 5
SPIELO MANUFACTURING ULC 0 0 0 1 4 5
TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5


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