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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 380, Cryptography

( 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
SONY CORPORATION 24 25 39 37 44 169
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 15 26 27 25 33 126
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 17 27 21 23 14 102
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 11 19 32 30 101
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 8 12 32 18 23 93
PANASONIC CORPORATION 2 12 20 23 27 84
INTEL CORPORATION 10 9 16 21 21 77
BROADCOM CORPORATION 6 10 9 13 14 52
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 14 9 6 10 12 51
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 11 6 12 12 48
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 4 11 13 17 47
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 10 7 8 14 43
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 9 7 8 7 39
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 5 8 3 19 38
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 6 5 7 10 7 35
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 7 5 7 10 35
HITACHI, LTD 6 3 5 6 11 31
CERTICOM CORPORATION 6 3 6 4 11 30
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 10 7 5 6 30
NEC CORPORATION 3 5 3 8 11 30
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 6 6 5 10 27
APPLE, INC. 0 3 1 5 16 25
MAGIQ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 11 6 0 2 24
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 7 0 8 5 4 24
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 4 5 4 3 7 23
NAGRAVISION S.A. 1 4 8 4 5 22
HARRIS CORP. 2 5 1 7 5 20
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 2 2 6 3 6 19
GEMALTO SA 0 4 6 2 6 18
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 6 4 4 2 2 18
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS 1 2 2 4 8 17
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 7 3 3 17
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 0 2 6 8 17
FRANCE TELECOM 4 2 4 2 4 16
NDS LIMITED 7 0 2 7 0 16
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 1 9 5 15
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 2 6 3 2 2 15
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 2 2 4 4 14
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 2 3 2 4 14
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 5 3 6 14
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 3 9 0 0 13
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 7 4 13
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 1 1 3 6 12
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 0 5 2 4 12
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 2 6 3 0 12
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 3 2 4 3 12
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 2 3 0 3 4 12
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 3 2 3 4 12
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 2 2 2 4 11
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 11 0 0 0 0 11
ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 0 0 5 2 4 11
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 1 3 0 4 3 11
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 3 3 3 10
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 2 3 1 3 10
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 3 2 4 0 9
BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 4 3 2 0 0 9
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 2 9
NETAPP, INC. 0 1 2 2 4 9
NXP B.V. 1 2 0 4 2 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 3 0 2 9
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 3 4 2 0 0 9
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 3 3 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 0 1 3 3 1 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 1 1 1 4 7
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 1 0 6 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 2 3 1 7
IRDETO ACCESS B.V. 2 0 0 1 4 7
LSI CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 2 2 0 1 2 7
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. 0 0 3 4 0 7
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 0 6 1 0 0 7
CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC. 1 3 0 0 2 6
CRYPTOGRAPHY RESEARCH, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 2 1 2 1 0 6
GENERAL DYNAMICS C4 SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 0 2 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 3 1 1 0 6
NOVELL, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES 2 0 1 0 3 6
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 5 0 0 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
BLUE SPIKE, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
ELCOMSOFT CO. LTD. 0 1 3 1 0 5
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 0 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 0 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 0 3 0 1 1 5
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 1 2 0 2 5
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 2 0 1 0 2 5
MACROVISION CORPORATION 2 2 1 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 0 2 2 0 5
QUERELL DATA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0 0 0 2 3 5
SECURITY FIRST CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 3 0 1 0 1 5
XILINX, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
ZENITH ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5


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