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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 368, Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 34 26 32 28 17 137
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 17 10 20 18 22 87
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 7 22 14 15 16 74
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 6 11 15 25 16 73
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 5 8 9 23 26 71
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 2 5 28 15 13 63
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 3 2 1 8 20 34
ROLEX S.A. 5 4 7 8 8 32
NIVAROX-FAR S.A. 0 3 7 3 15 28
BLANCPAIN S.A. 2 1 3 3 12 21
OMEGA SA 4 2 3 3 7 19
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 2 4 1 4 2 13
NIKE, INC. 5 4 2 1 1 13
LVMH SWISS MANUFACTURES SA 4 4 2 1 1 12
COMPLITIME S.A. 2 2 3 0 2 9
VISION WORKS IP CORPORATION 2 0 2 2 3 9
GOOGLE, INC. 1 2 2 1 2 8
SOCIETE ANONYME DE LA MANUFACTURE D'HORLOGERIE AUDEMARS PIGUET & CIE 0 0 3 2 3 8
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 5 1 0 0 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 0 1 1 3 7
GLASHUTTER UHRENBETRIEB GMBH 0 2 0 3 1 6
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
PATEK PHILIPPE S.A. 0 1 1 2 1 5
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 1 1 1 1 1 5
SEIKO CLOCK INC. 0 1 0 0 4 5
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 0 3 0 1 1 5



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