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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Office of Electronic Information Products
Patent Technology Monitoring Division (PTMD)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2000 - 2004 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

SWITZERLAND

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant
First-Named Assignee 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Total
~Individually Owned Patent 118 107 91 84 62 462
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 63 49 47 46 30 235
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 34 45 42 28 21 170
NESTEC, S.A. 33 34 24 26 19 136
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 18 15 30 23 43 129
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 49 51 7 0 0 107
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 23 21 18 23 19 104
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 19 21 12 24 27 103
FERAG AG 8 22 23 16 24 93
ALSTOM (SWITZERLAND) LTD 0 3 33 40 5 81
ASULAB S.A. 13 17 14 19 14 77
INVENTIO AG 11 13 18 15 13 70
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 20 12 5 18 4 59
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 0 15 22 10 11 58
LONZA A. G. 13 13 10 5 14 55
SYNTHES LTD. (U.S.A.) 8 13 9 11 12 53
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES 7 6 13 15 11 52
GIVAUDAN ROURE (INTERNATIONAL) SA 9 19 14 2 3 47
WELLA AG 6 5 10 10 15 46
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 0 0 0 0 42 42
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 12 6 11 6 7 42
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. 12 10 10 5 5 42
BOBST, S.A. 5 3 9 9 13 39
PHONAK AG 1 2 6 11 19 39
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 9 3 3 7 16 38
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 7 10 11 4 4 36
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 3 6 7 7 13 36
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 1 5 13 11 5 35
FIRMENICH SA 9 10 7 3 5 34
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 8 9 6 5 5 33
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 2 6 12 6 6 32
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 7 10 7 3 4 31
ROLIC AG 7 5 2 7 9 30
SULZER ORTHOPEDICS LTD. 0 1 10 17 2 30
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 0 2 6 8 13 29
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 4 7 3 7 8 29
ELPATRONIC AG 9 4 5 4 7 29
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 0 0 7 10 12 29
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 6 6 2 8 5 27
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 5 3 6 8 5 27
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 1 8 3 7 8 27
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 3 3 8 7 5 26
ZELLWEGER LUWA AG 9 4 9 3 1 26
ABB ALSTOM POWER (SCHWEIZ) AG 11 13 1 0 0 25
ALSTOM 0 2 12 8 3 25
BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 6 12 6 1 25
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES AG 3 3 11 1 5 23
ESEC TRADING SA 0 1 3 8 10 22
HOLDERBANK FINANCIERE GLARUS AG. 8 11 3 0 0 22
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 4 10 4 22
VANTICO, INC. 1 8 7 5 0 21
ALUSUISSE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 8 7 4 0 1 20
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 0 0 3 6 10 19
PELIKAN PRODUKTIONS AG 11 3 4 1 0 19
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 4 3 4 5 2 18
CONTRAVES SPACE AG 4 7 3 1 3 18
GRETAG IMAGING AG 8 8 1 0 1 18
ITW GEMA AG 1 3 2 9 3 18
KOMAX HOLDING AG 4 3 6 4 1 18
NOVARTIS CORPORATION 15 3 0 0 0 18
BRUKER BIOSPIN AG 0 0 4 5 8 17
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 5 3 5 2 2 17
HUBER & SUHNER AG 3 1 6 1 6 17
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 0 1 6 3 7 17
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 3 1 1 4 8 17
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 0 0 15 1 1 17
REISHAUER AG 0 3 4 5 5 17
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS CORPORATION, INC. 5 4 3 4 1 17
SCHNEIDER (EUROPE) A.G. 4 4 3 6 0 17
SIG PACK SYSTEMS AG 1 3 4 6 3 17
SULZER ORTHOPAEDIC AG 9 6 2 0 0 17
AGIE SA 2 2 4 5 3 16
GEBERIT AG 4 3 4 1 4 16
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 2 5 3 6 16
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 4 3 3 3 3 16
SULZER RUTI AG 8 8 0 0 0 16
TEXTILMA AG 4 7 0 1 4 16
BUHLER AG 3 4 3 4 1 15
EMS-INVENTA AG 6 6 1 1 1 15
ENDRESS+HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 2 1 2 6 4 15
LOGITECH, INC. 6 7 2 0 0 15
SYNGENTA INVESTMENT CORPORATION 0 3 7 5 0 15
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 4 2 1 3 4 14
SWISSCOM AG 1 2 4 3 4 14
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 2 4 1 6 1 14
UREA CASALE S.A. 2 3 4 2 3 14
DAIMLER-CHRYSLER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 6 5 2 0 0 13
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. 0 2 3 3 5 13
GRAF + CIE AG 1 4 4 4 0 13
LEVITRONIX LLC 0 0 4 6 3 13
STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH 2 4 3 3 1 13
SULZER INNOTEC AG 3 6 2 2 0 13
SULZER TEXTIL AG 2 3 5 2 1 13
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION 4 9 0 0 0 13
BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG 0 1 3 3 5 12
BROWN & SHARPE TESA S.A. 1 5 0 2 4 12
BUCHER-GUYER AG MASCHINENFABRIK 3 3 2 3 1 12
EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH 0 1 3 5 3 12
HABASIT AG 0 2 3 2 5 12
HANS OETIKUR AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 1 0 5 3 3 12
IVOCLAR AG 3 2 5 2 0 12
LONZA LTD. 8 1 2 1 0 12
NOVARTIS CROP PROTECTION, INC. 6 6 0 0 0 12
SFS INDUSTRIE HOLDING AG 2 6 2 2 0 12
SOLVIAS AG 0 1 2 6 3 12
SULZER METCO AG 2 0 2 6 2 12
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 0 0 2 2 8 12
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE 3 2 1 1 4 11
EMS-CHEMIE AG 1 5 1 3 1 11
GRETAG IMAGING TRADING AG 0 0 4 5 2 11
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 3 5 1 0 11
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 1 1 3 4 2 11
RHODIA FILTEC AG 5 4 2 0 0 11
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 4 2 1 1 3 11
SIKA AG, VORM. KASPAR WINKLER & CO. 3 1 3 2 2 11
SIKA SCHWEIZ AG 0 0 0 7 4 11
BRUKER AG 2 3 4 0 1 10
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 2 2 1 3 2 10
IPT WEINFELDEN AG 3 3 2 2 0 10
K.K. HOLDINGS AG 4 3 2 1 0 10
MONTRES RADO S.A. 2 0 3 3 2 10
NOVARTIS FINANCE CORPORATION 5 4 0 1 0 10
OVD KINEGRAM AG 2 2 3 1 2 10
PLUS ENDOPROTHETIK AG 1 3 3 2 1 10
TECAN TRADING AG 0 0 4 3 3 10
ATELIERS BUSCH S.A. 3 1 3 0 2 9
DE LA RUE GIORI S.A. 4 3 2 0 0 9
ELECTROWATT TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AG 7 1 1 0 0 9
FRITZ GEGAUF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT BERNINA-NAHMASCHINENFABRIK 2 1 0 3 3 9
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 0 0 0 5 4 9
SENSIRION AG 0 0 0 1 8 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 1 2 0 9
SULZER ELECTRONICS AG 3 6 0 0 0 9
SULZER HEXIS AG 0 6 1 1 1 9
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 0 1 2 4 2 9
UNAXIS TRADING AG 0 1 5 0 3 9
CONSEILS ET MANUFACTURES VLG SA 1 2 2 1 2 8
DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY 1 4 3 0 0 8
ESEC SA 6 2 0 0 0 8
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 1 0 2 3 2 8
MEDELA HOLDING AG 2 1 1 1 3 8
MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE 4 2 0 1 1 8
MONTRES ROLEX S.A. 1 3 3 1 0 8
ORGAPACK GMBH 2 3 0 1 2 8
PI-DESIGN AG 0 2 3 3 0 8
SIG ARMS INTERNATIONAL AG 2 6 0 0 0 8
WAGNER INTERNATIONAL AG 6 0 1 1 0 8
ZEPTOSENS AG 0 1 3 0 4 8
ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AG 0 1 0 4 2 7
BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 2 1 0 0 7
CREATECHNIC AG 1 2 1 2 1 7
ELMA ELECTRONICS AG 2 3 1 1 0 7
ELTEX-ELEKTROSTATIK GESELLSCHAFT MBH 2 1 1 2 1 7
FIANARA INTERNATIONAL B.V. 2 2 2 1 0 7
GEORG FISCHER ROHRLEITUNGSSYSTEME AG 1 5 0 1 0 7
GRETAG-MACBETH AG 1 0 1 2 3 7
HEBERLEIN FIBERTECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
MASCHINENFABRIK SULZER-BURCKHARDT AG 1 2 4 0 0 7
MAXYGEN, INC. 0 1 5 1 0 7
MBT HOLDING AG 2 1 1 0 3 7
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 0 0 0 2 5 7
SCINTILLA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 3 0 0 2 7
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 0 1 3 2 1 7
ASCOM HASLER MAILING SYSTEMS AG 0 4 2 0 0 6
BALLADO INVESTMENTS INC. 0 3 1 2 0 6
BERNAFON AG 2 1 1 2 0 6
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. 1 1 1 3 0 6
BRACCO RESEARCH S.A. 0 3 2 0 1 6
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 1 1 0 3 1 6
CROMPTON CORPORATION 0 1 5 0 0 6
DEBIOTEC S.A. 2 1 1 1 1 6
DIAMOND SA 0 2 0 3 1 6
DUPRO AG 1 0 2 2 1 6
EPROVA AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 1 1 0 6
GIGATERA AG 0 0 1 2 3 6
GLAXO GROUP LIMITED 3 1 0 2 0 6
LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 0 1 2 2 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
NASYC HOLDING S.A. 0 3 3 0 0 6
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES PYROTEC AG 3 0 1 1 1 6
PHILIP MORRIS INCORPORATED 2 2 0 2 0 6
PRECIMED S.A. 0 0 0 3 3 6
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG 0 2 2 2 0 6
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG 1 1 2 2 0 6
RIETER AUTOMOTIVE (INTERNATIONAL) AG 0 2 1 2 1 6
RUAG MUNITION 0 0 1 3 2 6
SCHNEEBERGER HOLDING AG 0 1 2 2 1 6
TERRA AG FUR TIEFBAUTECHNIK 2 2 0 2 0 6
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG 1 2 1 1 1 6
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY MATERIALS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
AEROBUS INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
AMMONIA CASALE S.A. 0 2 2 1 0 5
ASCOM TECH AG. 3 1 1 0 0 5
BIEN-AIR 1 1 2 0 1 5
BIOSYNTH AG 2 0 1 2 0 5
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
C-TECH AG 0 1 2 0 2 5
CASTOLIN S.A. 3 2 0 0 0 5
CHARMILLES TECHNOLOGIES SA - GENEVA 2 0 2 1 0 5
DORMA GMBH & CO. KG. 3 1 1 0 0 5
DYCONEX PATENTE AG 1 2 1 1 0 5
EKU AG 0 3 1 0 1 5
EMHART GLASS S.A. 3 1 0 1 0 5
EROWA AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
FUMAPHARM AG 0 1 3 1 0 5
GRIESHABER & CO. AG SCHAFFHAUSEN 1 1 1 2 0 5
GROB HORGEN AG 1 3 0 0 1 5
HAAG-STREIT AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
HAWA AG. 1 0 2 2 0 5
HEIDELBERGER DRUCKMASCHINEN AG 2 1 1 1 0 5
HERA ROTTERDAM B.V. 0 1 3 1 0 5
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
ILCO-UNICAN S.A./REHLOR DIVISION 2 0 2 1 0 5
INDAG GESELLSCHAFT FUER INDUSTRIEBEDARF MBH & CO. BETRIEBS KG 0 0 2 1 2 5
INSTITUT STRAUMANN AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 0 0 0 4 1 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
KODAK POLYCHROME GRAPHICS, LLC 1 1 1 1 1 5
KWC AG 0 0 0 3 2 5
MAAG PUMP SYSTEMS TEXTRON AG 1 3 0 1 0 5
MAASLAND N.V. 2 0 3 0 0 5
MARS INCORPORATED 0 2 2 0 1 5
MAXON-MOTOR GMBH 1 2 0 1 1 5
MEDTRONIC INC. 3 1 0 0 1 5
MICAFIL A.G. 1 0 3 1 0 5
MICROFLOW ENGINEERING SA 0 1 1 0 3 5
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH US, INC. 0 2 1 0 2 5
NOVARTIS NUTRITION AG 3 2 0 0 0 5
OPTOSYS SA 4 0 0 1 0 5
RENATA A.G. 2 2 1 0 0 5
RMF DICTAGENE S.A. 2 0 1 2 0 5
ROLEX S.A. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SCHLEUNIGER HOLDING AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
SENTRON AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
SINAR AG SCHAFFHAUSEN 2 0 1 0 2 5
SPEEDEL PHARMA AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
SWISSAUTO ENGINEERING S.A. 1 2 2 0 0 5
SYMA INTERCONTINENTAL AG 2 1 1 0 1 5
TARIM ASSOCIATES FOR SCIENTIFIC MINERAL AND OIL EXPLORATION AG 3 2 0 0 0 5
TESA S.A. 0 0 0 0 5 5
UNAXIS BALZERS LIMITED 0 0 0 1 4 5
UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE 0 1 1 1 2 5
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH 0 0 1 3 1 5
VALSPAR CORPORATION 0 1 2 1 1 5
VIBRO-METER SA 1 0 2 2 0 5


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