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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 379, Telephonic Communications

( 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
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 41 110 95 138 138 522
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 40 47 47 51 47 232
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 33 35 27 48 78 221
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 10 16 46 80 67 219
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 23 14 37 50 43 167
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 3 9 30 37 43 122
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 17 23 25 38 109
ALCATEL LUCENT 6 5 12 20 41 84
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 7 6 18 20 15 66
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 10 7 15 25 58
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 9 13 11 8 14 55
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 1 20 21 8 0 50
AT&T CORP. 13 22 13 0 0 48
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 45 0 0 0 0 45
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 3 5 11 18 42
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 4 8 29 41
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 2 8 7 17 39
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 7 9 7 10 6 39
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 10 10 6 4 38
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 7 12 10 8 0 37
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 5 6 12 6 7 36
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 3 5 9 14 5 36
VERINT AMERICAS INC. 1 4 8 7 14 34
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 4 9 3 13 31
AT& T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 27 1 2 0 0 30
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 4 3 3 10 10 30
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 7 1 2 1 19 30
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 3 4 3 8 11 29
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 1 4 9 11 3 28
BROADCOM CORPORATION 4 3 5 4 11 27
ASPECT SOFTWARE, INC. 0 0 10 9 7 26
PANASONIC CORPORATION 2 6 8 5 5 26
GRAPE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 5 1 1 8 10 25
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 1 8 4 9 3 25
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY LLC 2 1 8 8 5 24
SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 6 11 7 24
AT& T LABS, INC. 8 3 3 6 3 23
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 5 4 6 2 6 23
NEC CORPORATION 3 5 6 2 5 21
CALLWAVE, INC. 3 3 4 4 6 20
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC. 6 2 3 3 6 20
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 9 5 2 4 20
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 10 7 1 0 20
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 3 2 14 19
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 3 3 5 8 19
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 3 7 8 19
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 8 4 1 4 2 19
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 6 6 2 1 18
SONY CORPORATION 2 3 4 3 6 18
POLYCOM, INC. 0 1 3 3 10 17
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 6 1 6 3 0 16
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 4 5 7 16
TEKELEC 4 1 3 6 2 16
CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 0 0 0 0 15 15
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 2 1 3 5 4 15
SHORETEL, INC 3 0 1 5 6 15
APPLE, INC. 0 1 0 5 8 14
FRANCE TELECOM 2 5 2 2 3 14
INTEL CORPORATION 5 3 3 0 3 14
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 4 4 1 4 1 14
PLANTRONICS INC 2 2 3 4 3 14
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 5 9 0 0 0 14
AOL LLC 4 3 1 3 2 13
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 3 4 3 0 3 13
NICE SYSTEMS LTD. 1 2 1 1 8 13
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 6 6 13
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 7 5 0 0 0 12
VERIZON DATA SERVICES INC. 1 1 3 5 2 12
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 2 2 4 2 11
ALCATEL 2 4 5 0 0 11
LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 3 3 5 11
UTBK, INC. 2 1 1 4 3 11
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 3 3 2 0 3 11
WEST CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 5 11
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 1 6 3 10
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 1 3 4 10
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 4 0 0 4 10
ROCKSTAR BIDCO L.P. 0 0 0 1 9 10
SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 2 6 10
VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 3 2 3 1 1 10
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 9 0 0 0 0 9
FORTEMEDIA, INC. 2 0 4 1 2 9
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 6 9
INTELLISIST, INC. 1 1 1 2 4 9
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 1 3 1 3 9
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 3 1 2 3 9
SBC PROPERTIES, L.P. 9 0 0 0 0 9
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 3 0 1 3 9
VONAGE NETWORK LLC. 1 0 1 3 4 9
VOXER IP LLC 0 0 0 0 9 9
3COM CORPORATION 3 2 3 0 0 8
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 3 0 1 1 8
ADTRAN 0 3 2 1 2 8
CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 7 1 8
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 2 3 1 8
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 4 3 0 1 8
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 2 8
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 5 1 0 8
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 0 1 3 3 8
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 3 3 1 8
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 3 2 1 8
TELEBUYER, LLC 1 1 4 1 1 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 1 3 1 2 8
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 0 1 1 1 5 8
ADAPTIVE SPECTRUM AND SIGNAL ALIGNMENT, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
BCE INC. 0 1 1 4 1 7
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 3 1 0 3 7
HITACHI, LTD 0 3 1 2 1 7
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 3 7
IKANOS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 0 1 4 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7 0 0 0 0 7
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 3 1 0 1 2 7
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 4 1 2 7
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 1 6 7
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG 1 1 0 1 4 7
SKYPE LIMITED 0 0 0 2 5 7
TECH RADIUM, INC. 2 2 2 1 0 7
TIME WARNER CABLE, INC. 1 1 3 1 1 7
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 4 1 0 0 7
YAMAHA CORPORATION 2 0 0 2 3 7
ZTE CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 3 7
ASCENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 0 5 6
CLARITY TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 0 0 1 2 6
EMC CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 1 6
GN NETCOM A/S 2 0 0 3 1 6
INTERVOICE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP 2 1 0 1 2 6
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 2 1 0 2 1 6
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
LIVEOPS, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
NEXSTEP, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 3 0 1 0 2 6
SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
SERCONET LTD. 1 5 0 0 0 6
TELLME NETWORKS, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 2 2 1 1 6
TP LAB INC. 1 0 1 2 2 6
YAHOO, INC. 0 1 2 2 1 6
AMERICAN TELECONFERENCING SERVICES LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
AUDIO CODES LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
CONFINEMENT TELEPHONY TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 1 0 2 1 1 5
ERICSSON AB 1 0 0 0 4 5
EVERCOM SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
EWI HOLDINGS, INC. 0 3 1 0 1 5
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 2 2 0 5
MATTERSIGHT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
MOVIUS INTERACTIVE CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 1 5
NOBLE SYSTEMS CORPORATION 0 1 0 1 3 5
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
TELEMAZE LLC 1 1 1 0 2 5
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
ULTRATEC, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
VIRTUAL HOLD TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 2 0 3 5
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 2 0 1 0 2 5


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