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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 1969 - 2007 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 424, Drug, Bio-Affecting and Body Treating Compositions (includes Class 514)

( 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 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 55 49 65 103 80 110 116 95 125 119 99 155 157 140 124 169 153 155 179 194 304 276 305 277 271 244 287 368 456 542 603 534 635 594 521 349 262 304 262 9836
MERCK + CO., INC. 21 15 23 43 21 32 27 33 54 77 63 88 68 59 64 93 74 55 90 81 114 85 86 89 103 90 62 77 92 109 141 106 122 110 72 27 35 48 67 2716
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 7 8 11 27 28 39 42 82 92 66 64 82 71 56 41 45 75 78 81 80 113 110 97 87 74 52 53 60 59 65 74 65 96 95 62 43 27 29 9 2345
PFIZER INC. 6 8 11 17 13 10 24 28 35 25 27 43 45 25 24 40 47 37 34 32 48 41 58 44 35 40 44 55 73 95 80 118 131 133 137 107 128 84 72 2054
ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 6 8 7 17 15 27 27 38 33 27 29 23 40 35 32 21 45 33 38 26 39 28 31 20 38 28 81 143 146 115 116 93 75 89 67 53 40 42 52 1823
L'OREAL S.A. 0 0 2 10 8 12 15 13 10 15 6 10 12 14 12 12 19 14 17 17 39 32 40 32 29 25 26 57 112 116 160 123 157 152 116 56 47 49 35 1621
CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION 23 44 24 54 45 40 28 58 54 60 52 54 59 68 48 50 50 49 43 54 65 85 55 66 57 43 45 37 57 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1474
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 5 7 9 7 9 6 14 17 15 19 10 18 15 8 12 7 12 8 15 11 34 23 30 36 30 38 42 44 113 101 149 103 105 88 65 41 40 32 20 1358
WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY 6 7 2 7 6 4 3 13 13 14 7 8 15 11 18 15 33 61 74 65 69 60 61 46 55 44 43 41 58 37 59 66 49 44 36 37 35 35 21 1278
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY 3 1 4 3 3 3 5 4 10 6 3 3 6 8 7 12 12 11 19 23 19 30 40 36 33 37 43 39 54 56 49 45 45 50 95 53 75 111 88 1144
AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY 21 19 21 30 23 25 20 42 34 40 26 28 34 28 35 35 29 23 35 30 40 39 26 35 27 57 22 31 33 40 48 22 37 23 7 2 0 0 0 1067
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 18 11 10 16 19 9 14 21 20 17 18 23 17 27 17 20 18 34 31 29 30 32 36 35 33 24 37 23 28 37 34 29 26 25 47 47 34 48 67 1061
BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 1 6 2 0 8 9 8 7 6 13 21 25 17 20 22 29 16 14 29 33 40 57 42 37 31 33 30 25 65 78 67 68 45 22 15 17 6 966
SCHERING CORP. 6 5 1 5 5 5 6 12 19 15 14 13 16 15 11 30 19 18 19 32 32 21 31 20 23 18 24 10 42 46 49 36 43 44 32 27 37 36 47 884
TAKEDA CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. 6 6 3 16 9 7 5 3 12 9 10 17 24 17 10 12 16 19 21 23 26 32 26 30 41 29 35 53 41 45 49 46 74 47 31 19 9 5 1 884
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 3 0 0 8 9 5 7 8 7 12 9 14 16 15 16 17 24 23 34 37 69 63 75 83 52 68 54 38 58 46 879
ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2 0 3 9 15 12 15 16 18 17 11 31 18 7 5 10 10 9 12 11 13 12 25 36 33 34 26 49 47 40 41 40 48 51 39 17 19 28 17 846
HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 3 1 11 5 8 9 26 31 32 22 24 27 20 14 11 16 31 22 20 42 39 30 51 40 26 32 33 53 50 37 30 7 6 4 1 1 0 0 824
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION 5 5 7 4 8 8 25 17 23 22 9 14 14 13 6 2 9 13 21 28 30 26 25 35 39 25 46 80 25 41 35 34 60 56 2 0 0 0 0 812
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES 3 1 0 3 1 2 4 5 3 1 2 9 4 7 8 8 11 10 15 9 8 14 12 26 27 33 27 33 62 77 55 40 33 26 37 53 32 49 40 790
G. D. SEARLE & CO. 1 0 1 1 0 5 4 4 3 0 1 3 4 5 3 3 6 12 15 19 25 24 29 39 74 38 79 35 52 39 44 42 28 61 29 18 9 18 6 779
SCHERING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 8 1 3 3 3 6 11 28 18 11 12 19 13 13 22 20 25 20 26 29 29 27 21 17 16 25 22 30 43 27 39 29 20 28 23 25 32 20 773
COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY 10 10 9 12 10 17 22 42 22 41 26 14 11 19 17 25 17 14 11 10 24 11 22 16 22 26 13 16 23 32 36 24 17 32 17 8 2 5 5 710
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 13 7 7 5 15 14 48 44 45 68 69 96 88 46 28 53 45 700
E. R. SQUIBB + SONS, INC. 3 7 7 7 7 8 19 18 24 41 34 47 31 26 15 23 37 32 44 36 24 25 26 28 35 19 10 8 11 5 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 663
BEECHAM GROUP P.L.C. 0 0 0 3 3 4 6 26 23 15 27 42 44 44 37 44 35 29 22 24 42 32 29 25 21 12 7 4 3 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 610
ALZA CORPORATION 0 1 5 2 9 7 11 18 22 12 7 11 13 7 2 12 6 15 25 23 36 27 24 25 39 17 11 14 27 22 41 22 25 17 15 6 11 12 10 609
FUJISAWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 5 7 18 19 29 32 28 26 30 27 24 36 25 25 36 28 11 19 24 12 17 20 30 30 12 12 12 2 0 604
IMPERIAL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES PLC 3 2 7 11 5 5 17 15 22 36 15 26 18 17 15 25 24 17 15 29 32 27 33 48 70 32 18 10 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 602
ROUSSEL-UCLAF 4 1 1 1 11 12 12 16 22 25 17 29 22 22 15 31 19 15 20 15 30 24 32 33 26 23 39 18 17 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 574
UPJOHN COMPANY 15 7 22 18 15 21 23 28 35 27 38 23 27 22 16 35 12 19 7 6 10 8 4 12 9 9 8 18 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 509
JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA N.V. 1 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 4 7 10 15 8 8 5 7 10 7 6 7 11 18 20 12 13 7 12 18 34 22 18 23 22 28 21 12 16 31 41 483
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 9 7 12 22 7 6 6 11 21 17 14 18 26 20 15 20 17 9 22 17 20 31 19 17 14 4 6 7 7 5 6 10 4 1 1 4 3 4 15 474
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 3 4 3 5 10 11 17 24 18 8 22 16 19 8 9 21 16 17 10 20 15 16 13 17 7 8 12 10 6 16 17 20 14 16 3 5 7 3 466
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 2 4 5 11 11 19 16 31 21 17 13 25 23 28 33 23 25 24 34 27 29 27 457
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 12 8 17 10 5 7 22 13 20 24 30 36 15 17 10 22 10 9 11 8 14 11 8 12 5 12 8 10 6 7 4 4 3 1 4 5 2 0 0 422
NOVO NORDISK A/S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 17 22 17 11 25 33 47 53 44 38 20 25 11 19 12 8 421
ALLERGAN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 21 14 21 26 32 31 29 19 14 5 4 15 32 36 28 35 40 410
SMITHKLINE BECKMAN CORPORATION 14 9 8 10 15 27 18 41 33 41 15 22 16 15 8 17 15 9 18 25 23 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 404
EISAI CO., LTD. 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 5 3 9 6 2 5 9 7 15 9 17 7 7 17 14 20 12 9 17 21 15 20 19 12 8 17 16 14 19 13 16 12 400
SYNTEX (U.S.A) INC. 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 16 28 15 8 14 18 18 17 16 22 16 22 22 18 16 11 14 15 4 14 13 10 11 14 12 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 397
ASTRAZENECA AB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 27 53 55 52 65 72 62 394
MERCK PATENT GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRANKTER HAFTUNG 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 8 15 12 9 12 12 3 1 2 4 8 6 5 8 12 3 7 12 4 15 13 21 28 11 22 17 30 25 16 13 14 18 392
SANDOZ LTD. 3 2 2 2 7 3 2 8 20 27 19 18 17 16 15 23 11 12 15 20 17 12 16 12 20 12 11 23 14 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 386
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 1 2 1 6 11 8 11 15 6 2 5 7 6 10 8 5 3 7 5 9 10 15 9 9 16 15 11 9 11 19 15 15 25 14 17 10 10 11 9 378
ADIR ET COMPAGNIE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 14 3 8 10 9 14 31 39 34 39 31 42 27 21 25 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 377
GENENTECH, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 14 13 7 11 12 36 51 18 22 23 22 32 25 14 28 31 376
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 15 7 13 13 9 9 7 27 25 41 14 23 15 11 10 22 10 13 5 16 1 4 1 5 9 39 374
BURROUGHS WELLCOME CO. 1 5 6 5 1 1 5 8 20 15 10 10 16 25 13 8 10 10 15 21 36 25 25 27 11 10 20 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 369
WYETH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 69 59 42 69 76 363
HOECHST-ROUSSEL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 11 10 18 15 12 28 27 39 40 24 43 16 12 33 6 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 349
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 13 36 27 52 50 42 33 28 36 25 348
SANKYO COMPANY LIMITED 1 2 1 0 0 2 4 9 4 6 4 5 7 4 5 13 6 5 8 12 7 11 14 9 9 18 23 15 27 16 18 14 7 12 12 9 8 7 5 339
MERCK SHARP & DOHME LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 4 3 14 11 10 22 42 24 27 37 23 21 16 8 18 21 11 319
MERRELL DOW PHARMACEUTICALS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 11 2 8 8 8 25 25 38 36 39 33 23 36 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 318
KAO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (KAO CORPORATION) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 10 6 19 10 18 18 13 15 17 9 24 23 17 12 18 17 9 9 13 12 6 306
ZENECA LIMITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 31 42 30 44 45 30 31 17 4 5 4 0 1 292
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 5 1 4 1 2 6 3 6 6 8 7 14 21 17 23 19 17 15 19 18 7 18 20 20 291
ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY 0 1 0 1 3 6 3 4 8 15 9 9 9 4 9 6 4 1 3 3 2 8 7 11 17 17 19 15 12 13 21 21 11 4 3 3 1 3 2 288
MONSANTO COMPANY, INC. 14 12 21 24 11 9 3 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 1 2 6 1 3 6 6 4 18 21 10 4 11 10 17 20 5 8 7 4 1 1 1 1 0 277
SANOFI, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 10 17 19 16 14 9 17 15 11 15 3 15 11 31 33 21 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 274
KYOWA HAKKO KOGYO CO., LTD 0 1 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 3 1 6 6 10 4 8 8 16 19 11 13 11 7 19 13 12 9 14 11 16 8 7 13 4 270
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 21 27 27 23 34 45 20 30 20 6 265
SMITH KLINE & FRENCH LABORATORIES LTD. 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 21 30 19 21 22 8 13 11 16 7 16 11 13 9 9 6 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264
SMITHKLINE BEECHAM PLC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 11 19 24 37 40 26 26 17 14 13 11 17 261
STERLING DRUG INC. 2 5 3 5 4 1 4 3 10 15 12 16 25 17 20 15 22 10 7 3 16 13 10 16 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 260
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM, GMBH 2 2 3 5 12 13 11 32 35 23 18 24 22 15 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 3 4 0 1 0 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 251
BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM G.M.B.H. 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 12 9 10 8 9 7 5 9 13 2 4 8 9 21 14 19 6 4 11 10 12 15 10 8 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 250
SHIONOGI + CO. LTD. 1 2 1 5 3 2 4 2 1 1 6 10 5 2 6 9 8 5 10 10 6 13 6 9 5 7 8 1 3 3 4 15 13 9 10 13 15 11 3 247
STAUFFER CHEMICAL COMPANY 10 3 2 12 22 16 17 24 28 27 8 16 5 11 7 4 8 4 10 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245
CHESEBROUGH-POND'S USA CO., DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 5 14 24 27 14 19 27 23 33 18 17 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 242
ALCON LABORATORIES, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 7 4 4 3 4 4 8 7 10 9 18 30 38 17 19 14 25 5 2 0 0 0 0 236
FARMITALIA CARLO ERBA, S.P.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 19 16 6 13 14 13 10 12 22 9 7 12 16 16 16 16 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 234
OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 3 1 4 6 6 5 7 6 9 11 8 10 10 12 7 16 16 27 11 9 10 4 5 5 4 2 5 3 227
GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 3 4 4 5 3 4 6 7 3 9 17 20 25 15 21 11 20 11 9 5 12 221
AKZO NOBEL NV 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 20 25 24 22 21 19 22 18 17 11 2 216
AMGEN, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 4 5 6 23 18 13 22 16 14 9 22 31 24 216
AVENTIS PHARMA DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 36 50 41 38 29 10 2 215
AKTIEBOLAGET ASTRA 1 2 3 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 9 9 29 42 42 39 18 2 0 2 1 0 0 213
SHISEIDO CO., LTD. 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 1 2 2 4 1 7 10 8 10 8 6 13 24 19 19 19 10 15 5 5 3 6 212
CHIRON CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 2 5 22 23 21 18 20 18 14 15 14 23 8 211
ONO PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LIMITED 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6 5 6 3 9 5 0 1 5 9 7 9 10 6 5 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 12 10 9 6 10 12 211
YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 1 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 4 4 3 5 8 4 5 2 0 8 8 11 12 8 10 8 5 4 5 11 8 8 3 10 7 9 12 11 8 1 1 210
SEPRACOR INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4 4 8 10 12 12 24 28 43 16 10 10 13 6 205
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 7 7 5 8 3 6 8 5 8 12 6 7 6 6 1 10 11 9 11 7 8 5 7 7 10 9 7 204
RICHARDSON-VICKS INC. 0 2 5 2 3 5 8 21 17 15 7 8 15 8 4 4 5 5 2 3 4 9 7 3 2 2 3 4 12 15 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 203
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 5 6 8 5 12 11 21 22 6 17 15 8 15 9 11 14 203
ORTHO-MCNEIL PHARMACEUTICAL, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 15 24 33 39 23 27 20 15 200
UNILEVER HOME & PERSONAL CARE USA, DIVISION OF CONOPCO, INC. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 35 52 46 27 17 3 11 197
EUROCELTIQUE, S.A. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 4 3 13 8 5 3 4 1 3 7 9 9 13 14 15 16 12 20 8 14 10 194
BEIERSDORF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 5 3 2