U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Information Products Division
Technology Assessment and Forecast (TAF) Branch

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country), Breakout By Organization
Count of 1996 - 2000 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

SOUTH KOREA

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Total
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 465 556 1246 1455 1378 5100
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 129 214 319 272 120 1054
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 138 153 211 241 293 1036
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 32 119 235 310 251 947
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 19 110 212 224 218 783
~Individually Owned Patent 91 94 162 148 186 681
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 31 58 120 130 124 463
HYUNDAI MOTOR CO., LTD. 50 72 92 93 60 367
GOLDSTAR COMPANY, LTD. 169 84 32 13 1 299
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 32 43 84 72 65 296
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 28 29 44 41 35 177
SAMSUNG AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES, LTD. 16 27 42 31 23 139
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 7 18 46 29 18 118
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 13 11 15 21 28 88
GOLD STAR ELECTRON CO., LTD. 40 32 8 4 1 85
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 8 5 14 36 17 80
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2 6 20 17 34 79
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY 22 11 19 8 5 65
DAEWOO TELECOM CO., LTD. 0 0 15 27 19 61
KIA MOTORS CORP. 0 10 42 7 1 60
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. 6 18 19 12 3 58
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1 4 5 14 18 42
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 8 8 9 8 35
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 4 6 9 6 8 33
DAEWOO HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD 9 8 3 9 3 32
MANDO MACHINERY CORP. LTD. 1 6 12 9 3 31
KWANGJU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 22 5 29
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 0 6 11 8 4 29
ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 3 8 5 12 29
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 2 3 3 1 18 27
LUCKY LTD. 16 6 3 1 1 27
SKC LIMITED 7 7 5 3 1 23
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 3 0 5 7 6 21
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 0 1 12 7 20
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 10 7 1 0 0 18
ANAM INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 5 8 3 0 17
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 0 1 5 5 5 16
YUKONG LIMITED 5 1 3 6 1 16
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 1 0 5 4 5 15
MEDISON CO., LTD. 1 2 6 3 3 15
PACIFIC CORPORATION 3 2 1 5 4 15
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 3 1 1 5 4 14
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 0 0 3 5 6 14
CHONG KUN DANG CORP. 1 2 2 5 3 13
DONG KOOK PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 2 3 4 1 3 13
SUNKYONG INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 2 1 1 5 3 12
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT KOREA CO., LTD. 0 0 0 12 0 12
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & METALS 3 3 2 1 2 11
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 10 11
CHEIL FOODS & CHEMICALS, INC. 6 2 2 0 0 10
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 1 3 2 3 1 10
CHEIL SYNTHETICS INC. 6 3 1 0 0 10
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 0 0 0 10 10
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 0 2 1 4 2 9
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 4 9
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED ENGINEERING 0 1 5 0 3 9
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 1 2 1 2 3 9
CHANGMIN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 2 0 4 1 1 8
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 3 8
YUPOONG & CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 6 8
DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 2 7
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 2 7
IL-YANG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 2 3 1 0 1 7
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 1 7
KOREA INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. 0 2 2 2 1 7
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 2 0 1 4 7
POSTECH FOUNDATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
SAMSUNG ELECTRON DEVICES CO., LTD. 6 1 0 0 0 7
SK CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0 5 0 1 0 6
HYUNDAI MICRO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
ILYA CO. LTD. 2 0 2 2 0 6
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 0 2 2 6
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 1 0 2 2 6
LG LCD, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 2 2 1 6
SINDO RICOH CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 1 6
WORLD INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 2 6
DADA CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
HANMI PHARM. IND. CO., LTD. 1 2 0 0 2 5
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 0 5
MIRAE CORPORATION 0 1 1 0 3 5
SAM YANG CO., LTD. 3 0 1 1 0 5
SHIN A SPORTS CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 1 5



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