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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 2011 - 2015 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

SWITZERLAND

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 97 115 99 138 174 623
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 58 78 85 89 113 423
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 55 43 71 74 75 318
NESTEC, S.A. 21 37 73 65 68 264
GOOGLE, INC. 6 13 41 73 91 224
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 48 42 43 33 30 196
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 37 33 43 30 21 164
INVENTIO AG 22 20 30 41 51 164
DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, LLC. 0 0 32 52 69 153
BASF SE 22 25 24 31 23 125
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG 18 19 28 32 25 122
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 15 26 51 21 6 119
PHONAK AG 30 19 28 21 11 109
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 14 17 26 23 27 107
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 11 7 37 23 28 106
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 25 18 28 18 15 104
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 16 21 23 21 22 103
NAGRAVISION S.A. 14 13 21 24 15 87
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 6 10 12 26 30 84
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 20 22 19 15 5 81
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC 15 19 19 12 15 80
FERAG AG 19 14 13 16 14 76
ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 14 20 13 14 14 75
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 8 13 20 16 17 74
METTLER TOLEDO AG 13 24 10 15 10 72
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 26 34 12 0 0 72
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 15 19 15 10 8 67
FIRMENICH SA 9 15 11 13 18 66
SWISSCOM AG 8 11 15 17 14 65
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 10 8 9 14 24 65
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 16 13 14 11 9 63
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 6 14 7 15 17 59
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 17 7 14 11 10 59
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 7 16 28 51
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 9 12 8 12 8 49
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 7 10 10 13 8 48
MEDELA HOLDING AG 6 9 13 11 8 47
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 2 6 18 11 10 47
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 8 7 10 9 13 47
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 3 8 8 13 15 47
OMYA INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 5 18 23 46
ZIMMER GMBH 5 6 12 13 9 45
NIVAROX-FAR S.A. 0 3 11 9 19 42
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 8 10 10 10 42
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 11 8 6 10 6 41
GIVAUDAN S.A. 2 6 11 5 15 39
ETH ZURICH 4 5 8 13 6 36
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 1 1 1 8 25 36
TRISA HOLDING, AG 9 7 10 4 6 36
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 5 7 9 10 4 35
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 1 3 6 14 11 35
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH 6 4 8 10 7 35
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 3 7 7 9 7 33
MERCK SERONO SA 7 8 5 7 5 32
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 5 7 6 4 9 31
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 2 5 7 7 10 31
WOODWELDING AG 0 7 8 8 8 31
LONZA LTD. 2 4 7 3 13 29
MEDMIX SYSTEMS AG 4 5 5 6 9 29
OMEGA SA 4 2 4 5 14 29
ROLEX S.A. 7 4 5 6 6 28
EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH 6 7 6 6 2 27
EMS-PATENT AG 1 5 11 3 7 27
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 11 4 3 5 4 27
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 5 8 7 2 27
BUEHLER AG 4 1 8 4 9 26
BRUKER BIOSPIN AG 1 6 6 8 4 25
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 8 4 2 4 7 25
OVD KINEGRAM AG 6 9 7 1 2 25
CEDES AG 1 3 3 10 7 24
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 3 5 10 5 1 24
LONZA A. G. 7 8 4 1 4 24
HEPTAGON MICRO OPTICS PTE. LTD. 0 1 4 6 12 23
ST-ERICSSON SA 4 4 7 5 3 23
SULZER MIXPAC AG 5 3 2 9 4 23
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT 5 5 5 2 5 22
QUALCOMM, INC. 8 2 6 5 1 22
SENSIRION AG 5 1 2 9 5 22
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 7 5 3 5 1 21
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG 2 1 10 3 5 21
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A. 4 4 6 5 2 21
AISAPACK HOLDING SA 5 8 4 3 0 20
BLANCPAIN S.A. 3 1 3 3 10 20
LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 8 7 5 0 0 20
ESBATECH, AN ALCON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH UNIT, LLC 1 3 6 6 3 19
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 3 7 5 1 19
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. 6 4 5 4 0 19
BOBST MEX SA 0 0 1 8 9 18
DT SWISS INC. 2 6 1 2 7 18
GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG 2 0 4 7 5 18
HUBER & SUHNER AG 3 2 4 2 7 18
KISTLER HOLDING AG 9 3 2 2 2 18
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 7 4 4 2 1 18
MESA IMAGING AG 4 4 0 5 5 18
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 7 3 1 6 1 18
AMS AG 8 2 3 3 1 17
ROCHE GLYCART AG 1 3 2 3 8 17
SOUDRONIC AG 1 4 6 4 2 17
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL 2 5 3 4 2 16
INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICINE 0 6 3 2 5 16
OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG 5 4 7 0 0 16
TECAN TRADING AG 2 2 6 2 4 16
TEL SOLAR AG 0 0 6 8 2 16
BELENOS CLEAN POWER HOLDING AG 0 1 1 4 9 15
DIVERSEY, INC. 3 5 3 3 1 15
GOTOHTI. COM INC. 0 0 3 7 5 15
HAMILTON BONADUZ AG 0 1 1 5 8 15
JURA ELEKTROAPPARATE AG 0 1 3 4 7 15
KANDOU LABS, S.A. 0 0 1 3 11 15
KBA-NOTASYS SA 0 2 3 6 4 15
NXP B.V. 7 4 4 0 0 15
POLYPHOR LTD. 1 0 1 10 3 15
SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS, AG 4 3 2 4 2 15
BIOTRONIK VI PATENT AG 1 5 1 5 2 14
CARDIO FLOW, INC. 0 0 7 3 4 14
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 3 3 6 14
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 2 5 4 2 1 14
RED HAT, INC. 3 1 7 3 0 14
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA 1 2 3 4 4 14
AC IMMUNE SA 2 2 2 3 4 13
BELIMO HOLDING AG 4 4 3 1 1 13
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN 0 0 6 4 3 13
DEBIOTEC S.A. 2 6 1 1 3 13
EMS-CHEMIE AG 6 3 2 1 1 13
GEBERIT INTERNATIONAL AG 0 1 2 7 3 13
NVIDIA CORPORATION 2 4 1 4 2 13
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 2 0 6 1 4 13
ARES-TRADING S.A. 3 7 2 0 0 12
BRUSA ELEKTRONIK AG 2 2 1 3 4 12
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 2 1 7 2 12
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 5 3 3 0 12
ROHM AND HAAS ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, L.L.C. 0 1 7 0 4 12
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL 2 1 2 4 3 12
WRH WALTER REIST HOLDING AG 4 4 1 0 3 12
ENDOSENSE SA 2 3 1 4 1 11
HELSINN HEALTHCARE S.A. 3 0 4 1 3 11
INPECO HOLDING LTD. 0 0 3 6 2 11
KOMAX HOLDING AG 1 2 2 2 4 11
KWC AG 0 2 4 4 1 11
MAXON MOTOR AG 0 1 3 5 2 11
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 5 2 1 2 1 11
NAGRAID S.A. 0 4 4 1 2 11
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 4 3 2 2 0 11
SYNGENTA LIMITED 1 1 2 3 4 11
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 1 3 2 2 3 11
ADVANCED BIONICS AG 0 1 0 2 7 10
ALSTOM RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 1 5 4 10
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 4 4 2 10
BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG 1 2 4 2 1 10
ETEL S.A. 2 2 4 1 1 10
FEINTOOL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AG 0 5 1 2 2 10
HOLCIM TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 3 2 3 2 10
LVMH SWISS MANUFACTURES SA 3 3 2 1 1 10
MILUX HOLDING SA 0 0 8 2 0 10
NOVIMMUNE SA 1 2 2 5 0 10
PHILOGEN S.P.A. 1 1 3 3 2 10
RHEINMETALL AIR DEFENCE AG 4 1 1 1 3 10
SCHAFFNER EMV AG 3 1 0 3 3 10
STOPINC AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 2 3 5 10
SULZER METCO AG 6 0 2 2 0 10
TESA S.A. 0 2 3 2 3 10
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 3 2 3 1 1 10
U-BLOX AG 3 3 1 1 2 10
VARIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL AG 1 2 2 1 4 10
ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AG 4 1 3 0 1 9
ADDEX PHARMA SA 0 1 5 2 1 9
AGIE CHARMILLES SA 2 3 2 1 1 9
AO TECHNOLOGY AG 1 1 3 0 4 9
BIOTRONIK AG 0 0 2 2 5 9
COMPLITIME S.A. 2 2 3 0 2 9
CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 3 1 4 1 0 9
EULITHA AG 0 0 4 2 3 9
HUNKELER AG 0 0 1 5 3 9
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 1 2 2 4 0 9
LEONHARD KURZ STIFTUNG & CO. KG. 1 0 4 3 1 9
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 6 2 1 0 0 9
PI-DESIGN AG 1 1 0 3 4 9
POLYCONTACT AG 0 0 6 2 1 9
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG 1 4 1 3 0 9
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION 0 1 2 4 2 9
SCHAERER AG 0 0 5 4 0 9
VAT HOLDING AG 2 0 1 2 4 9
AUTOFORM ENGINEERING GMBH 3 4 0 1 0 8
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATION GMBH 1 0 3 3 1 8
BRACCO, SUISSE SA 0 0 3 1 4 8
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE 1 3 1 2 1 8
EP SYSTEMS SA 4 1 2 1 0 8
EROWA AG 1 4 2 0 1 8
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 1 0 2 2 3 8
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 8 8
HAWA AG. 1 1 4 1 1 8
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 4 0 2 2 0 8
KRISS SYSTEMS SA 1 4 0 2 1 8
KRONOTEC AG 0 2 4 1 1 8
LEISTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 3 2 1 2 8
NETSTAL-MASCHINEN AG 1 2 2 1 2 8
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 0 0 0 0 8 8
ROLIC AG 2 2 2 2 0 8
STORZ ENDOSKOP PRODUKTIONS GMBH 1 2 1 4 0 8
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 1 1 2 4 8
THOMMEN MEDICAL AG 1 0 1 4 2 8
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 2 0 1 4 8
VERISIGN, INC. 0 0 2 1 5 8
AKZO NOBEL NV 1 1 4 1 0 7
AREVA T& D AG 3 3 1 0 0 7
ASULAB S.A. 5 1 1 0 0 7
BERNAFON AG 1 1 2 1 2 7
BERNINA INTERNATIONAL AG 0 3 0 4 0 7
BOEGLI - GRAVURES S.A. 1 0 2 0 4 7
CEDES SAFETY & AUTOMATION AG 0 0 1 2 4 7
FLOORING TECHNOLOGIES LTD., 0 3 3 1 0 7
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. 2 0 1 2 2 7
GEISTLICH PHARMA AG 0 0 1 3 3 7
HABASIT AG 0 1 1 2 3 7
INFICON GMBH 3 1 2 0 1 7
INPECO IP LTD., 1 5 1 0 0 7
ITW GEMA AG 1 4 2 0 0 7
IVECO MOTORENFORSCHUNG AG 3 0 1 3 0 7
KUROS BIOSURGERY AG 0 3 2 0 2 7
LABORATOIRE MEDIDOM S.A. 2 0 1 3 1 7
LEGIC IDENTSYSTEMS AG 0 0 3 3 1 7
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 1 0 1 2 3 7
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 1 1 1 2 2 7
MEDOS INTERNATIONAL SARL 0 2 3 0 2 7
OM PHARMA SA 1 2 1 1 2 7
OPTOTUNE AG 1 0 1 3 2 7
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 0 0 1 5 7
POWER-ONE, INC. 2 1 2 1 1 7
SENSILE PAT AG 0 2 3 0 2 7
SMS CONCAST AG 0 4 2 1 0 7
SOCIETE ANONYME DE LA MANUFACTURE D'HORLOGERIE AUDEMARS PIGUET & CIE 0 0 3 1 3 7
STRYKER TRAUMA GMBH 0 2 0 4 1 7
THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES 0 2 1 1 3 7
UBS AG 4 3 0 0 0 7
UNIVERSITAT BERN 2 1 0 2 2 7
VECTRONIX AG 3 0 0 2 2 7
ALLERGAN, INC. 3 1 2 0 0 6
AMMONIA CASALE S.A. 1 1 4 0 0 6
ANERGIS SA 2 0 1 1 2 6
ASSA ABLOY AB 0 3 0 1 2 6
BELCAP AG 3 0 2 1 0 6
BIOGEN IDEC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 3 0 1 1 1 6
BROADCOM CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
CASALE SA 0 0 0 0 6 6
DACUDA AG 0 1 4 1 0 6
DELTONA INNOVATIONS AG 1 1 3 1 0 6
EMHART GLASS S.A. 0 1 1 0 4 6
ENDRESS + HAUSER PROCESS SOLUTIONS AG 2 1 0 0 3 6
EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH 0 0 1 2 3 6
FLUID AUTOMATION SYSTEMS S.A. 0 0 3 0 3 6
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 1 2 0 1 2 6
KARL STORZ GMBH & CO. KG 0 1 1 2 2 6
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 1 0 2 0 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
MONTRES RADO S.A. 1 1 1 2 1 6
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
OCLARO TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 4 2 0 0 6
ORCHIDEES CONSTRUCTIONS S.A. 0 0 2 2 2 6
PHILIP MORRIS PRODUCTS S.A. 0 0 0 0 6 6
POLICHEM S.A. 0 1 0 2 3 6
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
ROSEN SWISS AG 0 1 1 3 1 6
RUAG SCHWEIZ AG 0 0 1 1 4 6
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 0 2 0 3 1 6
SONOVA AG 0 0 0 0 6 6
SPINOMIX S.A. 0 1 1 1 3 6
TELORMEDIX SA 0 0 0 0 6 6
TVP SOLAR SA 0 3 1 1 1 6
UREA CASALE S.A. 1 2 2 1 0 6
VALSPAR SOURCING, INC. 0 3 2 1 0 6
WOERTZ AG 0 0 1 5 0 6
X-RITE EUROPE GMBH 1 3 1 0 1 6
X-TECHNOLOGY SWISS GMBH 0 1 1 2 2 6
XIGEN S.A. 2 3 1 0 0 6
ADVANCED DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 4 0 0 5
AESCULAP-WERKE AG 0 1 1 1 2 5
ASSOS OF SWITZERLAND S.A. 1 2 0 1 1 5
BEB INDUSTRIE-ELEKTRONIK AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
BIEN-AIR HOLDING S.A. 0 2 1 1 1 5
BURCKHARDT COMPRESSION AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
BYSTRONIC LASER AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
CARDIOLA LTD. 2 0 1 1 1 5
CENDRES ET METAUX S.A. 0 1 1 0 3 5
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 0 5
DATALASE LTD. 0 2 0 2 1 5
DR. H. C. ROBERT MATHYS STIFTUNG 0 3 0 0 2 5
EPCOS AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
ERNST GROB AG 3 1 0 0 1 5
ESEC AG 0 3 1 1 0 5
ETH ZURICH, ETH TRANSFER 1 1 0 2 1 5
GEBERIT AG 4 1 0 0 0 5
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
GLATZ AG 2 0 0 2 1 5
INNOGEL AG 1 2 0 1 1 5
INTERMEC IP CORP. 1 1 3 0 0 5
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 1 0 1 3 0 5
JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A. 0 0 0 2 3 5
KBA-GIORI S.A. 1 3 1 0 0 5
KMB PRODUCTIONS AG 1 1 2 0 1 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 1 2 0 0 5
LEMOPTIX SA 0 0 0 2 3 5
M. TANNER AG 0 0 1 1 3 5
MELEXIS TECHNOLOGIES NV 0 0 1 1 3 5
NEOPERL GMBH 1 0 1 0 3 5
NOVARTIS FORSCHUNGSSTIFTUNG ZWEIGNIEDERLASSUNG FRIEDRICH MIESCHER INSTITTUE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH 2 1 0 2 0 5
OERLIKON SOLAR AG, TRUBBACH 1 1 2 1 0 5
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 1 1 1 1 5
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 1 1 1 1 1 5
ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 1 5
SEMTECH CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
SFS INTEC HOLDING AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
SOLVAY (SOCIETE ANONYME) 0 0 3 1 1 5
SOLVIAS AG 2 0 3 0 0 5
SPECTRASEIS AG 1 3 1 0 0 5
SPINELAB GMBH 1 3 1 0 0 5
SULZER PUMPEN AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
SWISSAUTO POWERSPORT LLC 0 1 3 1 0 5
SWISSQUAL LICENSE AG 1 4 0 0 0 5
TEXTILMA AG 1 1 0 2 1 5
TOGEWA HOLDING AG 0 1 1 1 2 5
TWIN DISC, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
VIASAT, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
VIFOR (INTERNATIONAL) AG 0 2 0 3 0 5
WAVELIGHT AG 1 1 2 1 0 5



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