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 1997 - 2001 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

SINGAPORE

(patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor)
 
First-Named Assignee 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Total
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PTE LTD 27 34 37 69 108 275
~Individually Owned Patent 5 12 10 14 23 64
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 7 4 9 10 11 41
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 4 10 9 12 40
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE 1 8 7 10 8 34
TRITECH MICROELECTRONICS, LTD. 0 2 6 20 3 31
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 7 4 2 4 3 20
TRITECH MICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL PTE LTD. 2 7 8 2 1 20
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 2 1 6 6 19
INSTITUTE OF MICROELECTRONICS 0 1 6 6 4 17
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 1 13 14
ST ASSEMBLY TEST SERVICES, PTE LTD. 0 0 0 1 11 12
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 1 3 2 6 0 12
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 1 5 3 9
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, INCORPORATED 2 1 3 2 1 9
BERG TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 1 2 8
SGS-THOMSON MICROELECTRONICS (PTE) LTD. 2 1 1 0 4 8
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 1 1 1 2 2 7
NESTEC, S.A. 0 4 0 2 1 7
ADVANCED SYSTEMS AUTOMATION LIMITED 2 0 1 3 0 6
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH & ENGINEERING 0 0 0 1 4 5
THOMSON MULTIMEDIA S.A. 0 3 2 0 0 5



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