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

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

Count of 2004 - 2008 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

SWEDEN

( 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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 234 209 193 123 135 894
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 86 59 67 56 54 322
ASTRAZENECA AB 20 27 32 26 39 144
VOLVO LASTVAGNAR AB 21 18 22 35 35 131
ASEA BROWN BOVERI AB 28 32 36 17 9 122
SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB 32 28 15 15 23 113
SANDVIK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AB 0 2 26 31 35 94
ST. JUDE MEDICAL AB 14 20 23 16 8 81
SANDVIK AKTIEBOLAG 40 30 7 0 0 77
SECO TOOLS AB 11 10 14 14 20 69
SAAB AKTIEBOLAG 10 10 15 14 19 68
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 25 10 10 7 14 66
ANOTO AB 7 8 12 19 13 59
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 2 1 9 18 27 57
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 9 15 10 12 9 55
MICRONIC LASER SYSTEMS AB 10 8 13 9 11 51
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 5 15 12 14 49
AKZO NOBEL NV 12 9 6 13 7 47
SCANIA CV AKTIEBOLAG 13 11 7 8 8 47
ALFA LAVAL CORPORATE AB 7 5 14 10 6 42
DELAVAL HOLDING AB 8 7 11 11 4 41
GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB 0 0 14 8 17 39
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 11 6 5 7 9 38
HALDEX BRAKE PRODUCTS AB 4 5 9 8 12 38
MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB 6 11 13 5 2 37
AKTIEBOLAGET ELECTROLUX 5 11 7 9 2 34
GYROS AB 5 6 6 11 4 32
RADI MEDICAL SYSTEMS AB 7 5 9 4 6 31
METSO PAPER, INC. 1 4 8 7 8 28
PERGO, AB 8 7 9 1 3 28
BIOVITRUM AB 8 2 9 7 1 27
VOLVO AERO CORPORATION 4 7 5 6 5 27
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 6 10 3 6 26
ATLAS COPCO TOOLS AKTIEBOLAG 6 6 3 4 5 24
XCOUNTER AB 7 6 7 3 1 24
PHARMACIA AKTIEBOLAG 12 3 3 3 0 21
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 0 2 2 11 6 21
METSO PAPER KARLSTAD AB 10 2 4 4 0 20
SAAB ROSEMOUNT TANK RADAR AB 3 7 6 3 1 20
AMERSHAM BIOSCIENCES AB 9 7 3 0 0 19
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 2 7 6 2 19
AKTIEBOLAGET SKF 5 4 5 1 3 18
TRIPEP AB 1 3 3 7 4 18
HOGANAS AB 3 1 3 4 6 17
VOLVO PENTA AB 2 0 6 7 2 17
KVAERNER PULPING AKTIEBOLAG 5 5 3 3 0 16
NEUROSEARCH A/S 5 3 2 5 1 16
NOBEL BIOCARE AB 3 4 5 2 2 16
BIACORE AB 4 1 6 2 2 15
CODING TECHNOLOGIES AB 2 2 2 5 4 15
BOFORS DEFENCE AKTIEBOLAG 5 7 1 1 0 14
IROPA AG 4 2 6 2 0 14
MYDATA AUTOMATION AB 3 2 3 3 3 14
VALMET FIBERTECH AKTIEBOLAG 7 4 3 0 0 14
ALLGON AB 4 3 4 1 1 13
ATLAS COPCO ROCK DRILL AB 3 1 0 1 8 13
METSO FIBER KARLSTAD AB 0 0 0 5 8 13
PIEZOMOTORS UPPSALA AB 3 2 2 3 3 13
ROSEMOUNT TANK RADAR AB 0 0 0 6 7 13
ZARLINK SEMICONDUCTOR AB 6 5 0 1 1 13
FLIR SYSTEMS AB 1 0 4 5 2 12
NOVATOR AB 4 4 0 3 1 12
OBDUCAT AB 0 3 5 3 1 12
VOLVO CAR CORPORATION AB 7 1 2 0 2 12
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 6 3 2 0 0 11
NET INSIGHT AB 0 3 4 2 2 11
SAAB AUTOMOBILE AKTIEBOLAG 4 2 0 3 2 11
SIEMENS ELEMA AB 10 1 0 0 0 11
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 3 1 6 1 0 11
THIN FILM ELECTRONICS ASA 1 3 2 3 2 11
VALINGE ALUMINUM AB 2 5 3 0 1 11
ALFA-LAVAL AB 6 3 1 0 0 10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 2 2 5 10
TELIA AB 5 3 2 0 0 10
VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 5 10
ACCRA TEKNIK AB 3 2 3 1 0 9
ACTIVE BIOTECH AB 1 1 2 3 2 9
AMC CENTURION AB 1 7 0 1 0 9
ASTRA-TECH AKTIEBOLAG 2 2 2 2 1 9
AXIS AB 2 2 2 3 0 9
BAE SYSTEMS BOFORS AB 0 0 5 3 1 9
BOREALIS TECHNOLOGY OY 2 1 3 0 3 9
CREE, INC. 1 0 1 3 4 9
ERICSSON, INC. 4 0 1 3 1 9
GAMBRO LUNDIA AB 1 1 1 2 4 9
HUSQVARNA AB 0 0 0 1 8 9
JAGOTEC AG 3 3 3 0 0 9
KARO BIO AB 0 0 4 3 2 9
MEDIVIR AB 2 2 2 1 2 9
NOVO NORDISK HEALTH CARE AG 0 2 2 2 3 9
VALINGE INNOVATION AB 0 0 3 2 4 9
VOLVO PERSONVAGNAR AB 6 3 0 0 0 9
WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION 1 3 1 2 2 9
AB VOLVO 3 1 1 0 3 8
ABB TECHNOLOGY LTD. 0 1 2 2 3 8
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 0 5 0 2 8
AVURE TECHNOLOGIES AB 0 0 4 3 1 8
FINISAR CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 3 8
FORSKARPATENT I SYD AB 0 2 1 1 4 8
ROLLS-ROYCE AB 3 3 2 0 0 8
STORA ENSO AB 2 0 2 1 3 8
SWITCHCORE, A.B. 1 2 3 2 0 8
TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT (FOI) 1 3 3 1 0 8
TRANSMODE SYSTEMS AB 0 3 1 4 0 8
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 1 3 1 7
CARGINE ENGINEERING AB 1 0 3 1 2 7
DOMETIC APPLIANCES AB 1 1 3 1 1 7
GAMBRO, INC. 3 1 2 1 0 7
GESTAMP HARDTECH AB 0 0 1 1 5 7
IGGESUND TOOLS AB 1 2 2 1 1 7
ISABERG RAPID AB 3 0 2 1 1 7
KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE AB 1 2 1 1 2 7
MORPHIC TECHNOLOGIES AKTIEBOLAG 3 2 1 0 1 7
PROXIMON FIBER SYSTEMS AB 0 0 4 2 1 7
SAAB MARINE ELECTRONICS AKTIEBOLAG 6 1 0 0 0 7
SSAB HARDTECH AB 3 2 2 0 0 7
VOLVO ARTICULATED HAULERS AB 2 1 2 1 1 7
WESTINGHOUSE ATOM AB 4 1 1 0 1 7
ALBANY INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 1 6
ALVIS HAGGLUNDS AKTIEBOLAG 6 0 0 0 0 6
AREXIS AB 0 0 1 3 2 6
ASEPT INTERNATIONAL AB 1 1 2 1 1 6
BABY BJORN AB 1 0 3 1 1 6
BIOTAGE AB 0 1 2 1 2 6
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR GMBH 3 2 1 0 0 6
ETHICON, INC. 0 0 4 1 1 6
EXXONMOBIL CHEMICAL PATENTS INC. 0 4 1 0 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 0 4 2 0 0 6
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS SOLUTIONS SWEDEN AB 0 2 1 3 0 6
KAROLINSKA INNOVATIONS AB 1 1 3 1 0 6
LEAR CORPORATION 3 0 3 0 0 6
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 2 0 3 0 1 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 1 6
OMX TECHNOLOGY AB 0 0 2 0 4 6
PHARMACIA DIAGNOSTICS AB 3 2 1 0 0 6
PRESSMASTER AB 1 3 1 0 1 6
SCAN COIN INDUSTRIES AB 3 0 1 1 1 6
SPM INSTRUMENT AB 1 0 1 3 1 6
STRIDSBERG INNOVATION AB 2 2 1 1 0 6
STROMSHOLMEN AB 0 1 2 3 0 6
STT EMTEC AB 0 1 2 2 1 6
TRIMBLE AB 0 0 2 0 4 6
ACREO AB 1 1 1 2 0 5
ANEO AB 0 3 2 0 0 5
BIOGAIA AB 2 1 1 0 1 5
BT INDUSTRIES AKTIEBOLAG 0 2 1 1 1 5
CELLECTRICON AB 0 0 2 0 3 5
DOXA AKTIEBOLAG 0 2 0 1 2 5
ELFA INTERNATIONAL AB 0 2 1 2 0 5
EMERSON ENERGY SYSTEMS AB 3 0 0 1 1 5
FLEXLINK COMPONENTS AB 1 1 0 3 0 5
HALDEX TRACTION, AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
HAPAX LIMITED 2 1 1 1 0 5
KAPMAN AB 1 0 3 1 0 5
KVASER CONSULTANT, AB 0 0 3 1 1 5
MICRODRUG AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
NOLATO AB 1 3 0 1 0 5
P & B RESEARCH AB 0 0 2 2 1 5
PC-VAN SPORTARTIKEL GMBH 2 3 0 0 0 5
PERSONAL CHEMISTRY I'UPPSALA AB 1 2 2 0 0 5
SAAB ERICSON SPACE AKTIEBOLAG 1 2 2 0 0 5
SECTRA MAMEA AB 0 1 0 2 2 5
SHL MEDICAL AB 0 3 1 0 1 5
SMARTTRUST AB 0 0 1 2 2 5
SOUTHCO INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
VSM GROUP AKTIEBOLAG 0 1 2 2 0 5


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