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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (Data Processing)

( 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
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 203 271 222 238 260 1194
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 206 216 205 236 24 887
GOOGLE, INC. 26 83 131 213 190 643
APPLE, INC. 69 99 144 150 129 591
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 48 63 92 103 100 406
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 62 57 58 76 59 312
SONY CORPORATION 31 54 56 85 63 289
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 27 34 48 73 76 258
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 43 46 32 49 62 232
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 36 47 53 42 40 218
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 11 22 43 60 64 200
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. 0 0 0 1 192 193
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 36 27 29 40 33 165
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 27 27 23 29 41 147
BLACKBERRY LIMITED 0 0 25 68 52 145
YAHOO, INC. 28 19 28 25 36 136
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 11 21 38 51 126
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 12 10 24 28 35 109
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 15 21 29 25 16 106
XEROX CORPORATION 15 19 19 29 12 94
FACEBOOK, INC. 0 2 15 32 40 89
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 2 6 13 28 36 85
NOKIA CORPORATION 12 19 17 25 8 81
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 16 34 20 0 0 70
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 13 16 15 7 11 62
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 7 9 14 17 14 61
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 3 11 16 18 11 59
INTUIT, INC. 14 10 5 14 8 51
EBAY INC. 3 5 10 8 22 48
INTEL CORPORATION 5 7 8 9 19 48
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 15 16 8 4 5 48
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 8 8 15 16 48
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 13 10 9 9 7 48
Z124 0 0 2 6 39 47
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 6 10 12 7 10 45
AUTODESK, INC. 4 7 15 10 7 43
PANASONIC CORPORATION 14 7 9 12 1 43
RED HAT, INC. 2 6 8 16 10 42
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 5 1 10 15 11 42
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 9 4 10 16 39
AOL LLC 12 11 3 7 5 38
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 1 5 7 7 14 34
AVAYA INC. 2 1 6 10 15 34
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 8 10 4 8 33
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 7 4 14 1 33
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 3 6 8 10 6 33
FUJITSU LIMITED 6 6 8 4 8 32
SALESFORCE.COM, INC. 0 1 3 14 14 32
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 4 3 7 14 3 31
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 7 5 10 4 4 30
LINKEDIN CORPORATION 0 0 4 9 17 30
BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD. 6 4 2 11 6 29
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 5 8 2 9 4 28
EMC CORPORATION 8 3 4 4 8 27
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 4 6 8 9 0 27
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 5 6 9 4 27
HTC CORPORATION 0 5 2 9 10 26
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 2 5 6 8 24
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 5 2 6 7 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 4 3 8 7 23
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 6 3 9 5 23
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1 0 4 4 12 21
KYOCERA CORPORATION 1 2 3 5 10 21
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 2 9 3 3 4 21
BOEING COMPANY 3 2 5 4 6 20
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 4 2 11 2 19
NEC CORPORATION 3 1 2 8 4 18
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 1 3 2 6 6 18
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 3 1 4 6 4 18
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY 0 0 0 0 17 17
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 6 7 2 1 1 17
VMWARE, INC. 0 2 2 1 12 17
ALCATEL LUCENT 2 4 3 4 3 16
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 0 5 6 16
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 4 7 5 16
T-MOBILE, USA, INC. 0 1 4 8 3 16
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 2 1 4 7 1 15
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 10 3 2 0 0 15
SHUTTERFLY, INC. 1 4 2 2 6 15
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 4 5 3 2 15
CYBERLINK CORPORATION 3 3 0 7 1 14
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 4 2 14
MCAFEE, INC. 1 2 4 3 4 14
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 7 6 14
ACCESS CO., LTD. 5 2 4 1 1 13
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 0 3 1 6 3 13
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 0 2 7 2 12
KYOCERA DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 0 5 6 12
CA, INC. 0 1 3 2 5 11
HITACHI, LTD 2 4 2 0 3 11
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 3 4 0 2 2 11
PERCEPTIVE PIXEL INC. 0 3 5 3 0 11
SAP PORTALS ISRAEL LTD. 0 0 3 3 5 11
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 4 2 2 2 1 11
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 3 1 2 1 4 11
AMDOCS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED 2 1 2 1 4 10
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 1 0 5 4 10
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 1 2 6 10
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 1 2 4 3 0 10
CELLCO PARTNERSHIP 0 2 1 1 6 10
CORE WIRELESS LICENSING S.A.R.L. 0 1 2 5 2 10
GANZ 0 2 4 3 1 10
INVENSYS SYSTEMS, INC. 1 2 4 3 0 10
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 1 1 4 3 1 10
NOVELL, INC. 1 0 3 3 3 10
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 2 1 1 4 2 10
SONOS, INC. 0 0 0 1 9 10
9224-5489 QUEBEC INC. 0 0 2 4 3 9
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED 0 0 1 2 6 9
CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 0 2 1 2 4 9
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY, LTD. 0 0 3 4 2 9
INTERACTIVE MEMORIES, INC. 0 0 0 6 3 9
KONICA MINOLTA LABORATORY U.S.A., INC. 0 1 3 3 2 9
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 3 2 4 9
OPEN TEXT S.A. 0 0 3 5 1 9
RAKUTEN, INC 0 0 1 5 3 9
SCENERA TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 1 0 3 2 3 9
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 2 1 1 3 2 9
YAMAHA CORPORATION 2 5 2 0 0 9
A9.COM, INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 1 2 3 0 2 8
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 4 0 0 3 1 8
DENSO CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 1 8
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 2 0 4 0 2 8
LIBREDIGITAL, INC. 2 1 2 0 3 8
OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC 1 1 0 2 4 8
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 2 1 8
SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY 0 1 2 1 4 8
SWEETLABS, INC. 0 0 1 5 2 8
VISTAPRINT SCHWEIZ GMBH 0 0 1 4 3 8
VISTAPRINT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 2 3 3 0 0 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 1 1 2 3 7
FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC, INC. 1 2 1 3 0 7
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
HILLCREST LABORATORIES, INC. 1 0 4 1 1 7
IMMERSION CORPORATION 3 0 2 2 0 7
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES FUND 83 LLC 0 0 0 4 3 7
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 1 3 0 0 7
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 1 7
MELLMO INC. 0 3 1 1 2 7
NHN CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 1 7
NIKE, INC. 0 1 2 2 2 7
OPERA SOFTWARE ASA 1 2 0 0 4 7
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
SKYPE 1 1 0 2 3 7
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 3 1 2 0 1 7
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 2 2 0 2 7
WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C. 0 0 1 0 6 7
AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S. 1 1 1 2 1 6
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
AXURE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
CBS INTERACTIVE, INC. 0 0 0 2 4 6
COVIDIEN LP 0 0 3 1 2 6
FLASH NETWORKS, LTD. 1 1 1 2 1 6
HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC. 0 1 3 0 2 6
HARRIS CORP. 1 0 1 2 2 6
MAYA-SYSTEMS INC. 3 3 0 0 0 6
NAPO ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 2 1 2 1 6
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 0 3 3 6
PIXAR 0 2 1 2 1 6
QUALCOMM INNOVATION CENTER, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
QURIO HOLDINGS, INC. 1 1 0 0 4 6
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 0 1 0 4 6
SAVANT SYSTEMS, LLC 1 1 0 1 3 6
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC. 0 0 0 3 3 6
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 0 2 0 1 3 6
ZYNGA, INC. 0 0 2 1 3 6
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ANCESTRY.COM OPERATIONS INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
APPCELERATOR, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
AUDIBLE, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 0 2 1 1 1 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 2 0 2 0 5
CERTUSVIEW TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 0 0 3 1 1 5
CHEGG, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
COREL CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
CYANDIA, INC. 0 0 3 2 0 5
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 0 5
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
FLIPBOARD, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
FTI TECHNOLOGY LLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
FU TAI HUA INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC 1 0 0 1 3 5
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 1 0 2 1 1 5
KONICA MINOLTA, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
LITERA TECHNOLOGY LLC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 0 5
LUCASFILM ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
MAGIX AG 0 1 1 1 2 5
MORGAN STANLEY 0 0 2 3 0 5
NAVISENSE 1 1 1 2 0 5
NCR CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
SAP FRANCE S.A. 0 2 2 1 0 5
SHORETEL, INC 1 0 1 1 2 5
SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
SPLUNK INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 0 2 1 1 1 5
TEKTRONIX INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 1 3 1 0 5
VEVEO, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
WEST SERVICES, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
WORLDS, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5



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