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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

AUSTRALIA

( 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 148 168 181 173 153 823
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 10 117 121 122 172 542
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 26 29 26 24 25 130
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 21 16 30 39 120
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 13 11 18 25 22 89
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 17 10 6 6 6 45
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 3 13 9 12 5 42
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 4 8 16 9 2 39
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 9 5 4 11 9 38
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 3 8 9 5 4 29
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 6 4 7 5 5 27
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 1 4 2 7 9 23
UNISEARCH LIMITED 3 3 3 3 10 22
MOTOROLA, INC. 0 1 3 9 7 20
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 3 5 5 2 5 20
ALCATEL 1 3 3 4 7 18
ISHIKAWAJIMA-HARIMA HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 10 5 2 0 0 17
CSL LIMITED 2 3 4 2 5 16
BHP STEEL (JLA) PTY. LTD. 4 4 2 1 2 13
IMMULOGIC PHARMACEUTICAL CORP. 7 3 2 0 1 13
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 4 5 3 13
UNISYS CORPORATION 0 2 8 2 1 13
AUSTRALIAN MEMBRANE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 0 2 6 3 1 12
METAL STORM LIMITED 2 1 3 2 4 12
ORICA AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD. 3 1 2 4 2 12
SECURENCY PTY LTD. 1 2 5 2 2 12
WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL 2 4 2 2 2 12
GRADIPORE LIMITED 1 1 4 2 3 11
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 2 1 1 2 5 11
MONASH UNIVERSITY 2 5 2 1 1 11
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 4 2 1 4 0 11
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 1 2 4 3 11
SRP 687 PTY LTD 6 3 2 0 0 11
F. F. SEELEY NOMINEES PTY. LTD. 3 1 5 1 0 10
USF FILTRATION AND SEPARATIONS GROUP INC. 3 6 0 1 0 10
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 8 0 0 1 0 9
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 0 0 5 9
COCHLEAR LIMITED 2 3 3 0 1 9
LIONS EYE INSTITUTE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 3 2 1 0 3 9
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 0 3 2 2 9
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 1 0 3 5 9
AMRAD CORPORATION LIMITED 3 3 1 0 1 8
BIOTECH AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 2 4 2 0 0 8
CASTRIP, LLC 0 0 1 4 3 8
JOY MM DELAWARE, INC. 0 2 3 1 2 8
KINETIC LIMITED 1 3 3 1 0 8
KRONE GMBH 2 1 3 1 1 8
LAKE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 0 0 3 5 8
MACQUARIE RESEARCH, LTD. 1 2 2 2 1 8
PEPTECH LIMITED 0 1 5 1 1 8
AIMBRIDGE PTY. LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 1 3 2 1 0 7
BHC CONSULTING PTY LTD 1 0 0 3 3 7
BISHOP INNOVATION PTY. LIMITED 0 0 3 1 3 7
BOC GASES AUSTRALIA LIMITED 5 0 2 0 0 7
DHT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 4 3 0 0 0 7
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 0 1 2 2 2 7
GENE SHEARS PTY. LIMITED 4 0 2 0 1 7
LAKE DSP PTY LIMITED 1 1 4 1 0 7
NOVAPHARM RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 1 0 1 1 4 7
NOVOGEN RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 1 2 4 0 7
REEFDALE PTY. LTD. 1 2 0 2 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES 1 2 2 2 0 7
AMCOR LTD. 5 0 1 0 0 6
BISHOP STEERING PTY. LIMITED 3 3 0 0 0 6
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED 0 2 2 0 2 6
COMALCO ALUMINUM LIMITED 2 2 0 2 0 6
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2 1 1 0 2 6
DEPUY ACROMED, INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 4 1 0 1 0 6
HENDERSON'S INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 2 0 4 0 0 6
HENROB LIMITED 2 0 0 1 3 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
WILLIAMES HI-TECH INT'L PTY LTD. 0 2 0 3 1 6
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 0 1 1 3 5
B3D, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
BIOMOLECULAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE LTD. 0 3 1 0 1 5
BRITAX RAINSFORDS PTY. LTD. 3 2 0 0 0 5
CETRAM PTY LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
CISCO SYSTEMS WIRELESS NETWORKING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY 1 0 3 0 1 5
DYNAMIC DIGITAL DEPTH RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 0 4 0 1 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 0 3 1 5
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
GROPEP LIMITED 0 3 1 1 0 5
JOHNSON & JOHNSON RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 1 2 2 0 0 5
LUMINIS PTY. LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY 0 4 1 0 0 5
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
PROVALIS UK LIMITED 1 4 0 0 0 5
REDFERN BROADBAND NETWORKS INC. 0 0 1 0 4 5
RESEARCH LABORATORIES OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED 0 2 0 2 1 5
SIRTEX MEDICAL LIMITED 1 1 0 3 0 5
THE AUSTIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 2 1 0 5
TNA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 2 0 0 2 1 5
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION, LTD. 1 0 1 2 1 5
X-RAY TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD 2 1 2 0 0 5


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