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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

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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 62 56 83 51 58 310
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 43 32 45 34 69 223
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 42 30 57 44 39 212
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 30 44 42 30 18 164
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 27 20 20 34 39 140
INVENTIO AG 13 22 24 30 39 128
PHONAK AG 19 14 21 23 24 101
NESTEC, S.A. 19 21 10 21 8 79
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 21 14 19 10 14 78
ASULAB S.A. 14 15 23 11 11 74
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 19 12 12 9 6 58
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 11 16 9 14 8 58
FERAG AG 24 10 7 3 13 57
WELLA AG 15 9 16 4 9 53
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS AG 13 10 11 10 8 52
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 8 12 10 9 13 52
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 1 6 13 15 16 51
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 4 13 6 11 50
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 4 7 15 10 11 47
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 8 8 12 7 9 44
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 12 7 8 8 9 44
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 13 5 7 8 5 38
BOBST, S.A. 13 7 3 5 7 35
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 12 12 9 1 1 35
LONZA A. G. 14 4 8 4 5 35
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 0 5 9 7 13 34
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 9 7 4 10 33
METTLER TOLEDO AG 0 0 3 14 13 30
FIRMENICH SA 5 5 6 7 6 29
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 5 20 4 0 0 29
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 7 7 2 5 6 27
BRUKER BIOSPIN AG 8 3 4 3 8 26
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 4 6 10 4 2 26
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 4 5 10 5 2 26
HUBER & SUHNER AG 6 2 3 9 6 26
ESEC TRADING SA 10 6 7 2 0 25
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 5 4 2 7 7 25
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 7 4 11 2 0 24
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 5 4 4 4 5 22
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 10 6 2 1 2 21
GIVAUDAN S.A. 3 4 4 3 7 21
TRISA HOLDING, AG 3 1 4 7 6 21
HABASIT AG 5 4 5 3 3 20
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 8 5 4 3 0 20
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 5 2 5 3 5 20
TESA S.A. 5 4 2 6 3 20
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH 1 2 4 6 7 20
EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH 3 7 3 4 2 19
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 8 2 3 1 5 19
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 2 3 7 2 4 18
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 6 4 2 2 18
OVD KINEGRAM AG 2 8 6 2 0 18
EMS-CHEMIE AG 1 7 3 4 2 17
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 5 0 5 2 5 17
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 6 0 4 4 2 16
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 3 5 3 0 16
ETA SA FABRIQUES D'EBAUCHES OF GRANGES 11 3 0 1 1 16
NXP B.V. 0 0 1 8 7 16
FRITZ GEGAUF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT BERNINA-NAHMASCHINENFABRIK 3 2 5 3 2 15
INNOVATIVE SILICON S.A. 0 5 1 7 2 15
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG 6 0 6 1 2 15
UNAXIS BALZERS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 8 2 1 0 15
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 0 1 4 2 7 14
BUHLER AG 1 3 5 3 2 14
KOMAX HOLDING AG 1 2 5 2 4 14
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 0 0 4 4 6 14
ROLIC AG 9 2 2 1 0 14
CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 0 2 5 3 3 13
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 0 2 5 3 3 13
ELPATRONIC AG 7 1 4 1 0 13
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 0 6 3 2 2 13
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 0 7 2 1 13
SENSIRION AG 8 2 1 2 0 13
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 0 3 4 3 3 13
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 2 4 1 4 1 12
ROLEX S.A. 3 2 2 4 1 12
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 4 2 2 2 2 12
SIKA SCHWEIZ AG 4 6 2 0 0 12
SULTEX AG 1 2 6 2 1 12
TECAN TRADING AG 3 2 4 2 1 12
BUEHLER AG 2 1 1 4 3 11
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 4 1 4 1 1 11
LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 1 2 2 6 0 11
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 0 2 3 3 3 11
PRECIMED S.A. 3 1 4 2 1 11
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 1 3 3 1 3 11
TEXTILMA AG 4 2 2 0 3 11
ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 1 1 2 2 4 10
BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG 5 0 2 1 2 10
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 5 1 2 2 0 10
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 1 2 2 3 10
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 3 1 2 4 0 10
LECROY CORPORATION 2 3 1 1 3 10
MARS INCORPORATED 1 3 6 0 0 10
REISHAUER AG 5 1 3 0 1 10
UNAXIS INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD. 0 0 2 4 4 10
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 5 1 1 1 10
ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AG 2 1 0 2 4 9
GEBERIT AG 4 1 1 2 1 9
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 5 1 1 1 1 9
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 2 1 1 5 0 9
IONWERKS, INC. 0 1 5 2 1 9
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 1 1 3 2 2 9
MEDTRONIC INC. 1 3 2 2 1 9
NAGRAVISION S.A. 0 1 0 6 2 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 1 3 0 0 5 9
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 3 1 1 0 4 9
UNAXIS BALZERS LIMITED 4 1 4 0 0 9
ALSTOM 3 1 2 2 0 8
LEVITRONIX LLC 3 2 2 0 1 8
NAGRACARD S.A. 1 1 1 3 2 8
REGOFIX AG 1 2 4 0 1 8
SPEEDEL PHARMA AG 4 1 3 0 0 8
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 1 0 1 3 3 8
VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A. 2 1 0 3 2 8
WOODWELDING AG 1 3 1 1 2 8
ALSTOM (SWITZERLAND) LTD 5 0 2 0 0 7
ED. GEISTLICH SOHNE AG FUR CHEMISCHE INDUSTRIE 4 0 2 1 0 7
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 3 0 1 0 3 7
GRETAG-MACBETH AG 3 1 3 0 0 7
KBA-GIORI S.A. 2 0 2 1 2 7
KWC AG 2 3 1 0 1 7
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 2 2 0 2 1 7
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 2 1 1 2 7
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 1 1 1 7
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 1 2 7
SULZER METCO AG 2 0 1 0 4 7
SWISSCOM AG 4 1 0 2 0 7
UNIVERSITAT BERN 1 3 0 1 2 7
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL 0 1 3 1 2 7
UREA CASALE S.A. 3 1 1 1 1 7
AGIE SA 3 2 0 1 0 6
APPLIED RESEARCH SYSTEMS ARS HOLDING N.V. 0 0 3 3 0 6
CONTRAVES SPACE AG 3 2 0 1 0 6
DATAMARS SA 2 0 0 2 2 6
DEBIOPHARM SA 1 2 3 0 0 6
DT SWISS INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 0 0 3 3 0 6
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 2 2 0 2 0 6
FLEISSNER GMBH 0 0 1 3 2 6
GROZ BECKERT KG 0 0 2 3 1 6
ITW GEMA AG 3 2 0 1 0 6
KERRHAWE SA 1 1 1 1 2 6
LABORATOIRES SERONO S.A. 0 0 0 3 3 6
MICROFLOW ENGINEERING SA 3 0 1 0 2 6
OPTOSYS SA 0 2 1 0 3 6
OPTREL AG 2 3 0 1 0 6
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT 3 1 0 0 2 6
ROCHE VITAMINS INC. 5 1 0 0 0 6
STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH 1 1 2 0 2 6
SULZER HEXIS AG 1 3 2 0 0 6
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 1 0 3 1 1 6
ADVAL TECH HOLDING, AG 1 1 1 1 1 5
ARES-TRADING S.A. 1 2 0 0 2 5
BRACCO INTERNATIONAL B.V. 0 2 3 0 0 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
C-TECH AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL 0 1 0 1 3 5
DIAMOND SA 1 0 1 2 1 5
DUPONT DOW ELASTOMERS, L.L.C. 5 0 0 0 0 5
EROWA AG 2 0 0 1 2 5
FERTON HOLDING SA 1 3 1 0 0 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
HANS OETIKUR AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 3 0 1 0 1 5
IMAGING SOLUTIONS AG. 0 2 2 0 1 5
KISTLER HOLDING AG 2 0 1 0 2 5
LANDIS + GYR AG 0 1 1 2 1 5
LIFESTAND INTERNATIONAL SA 0 0 1 2 2 5
MIXPAC SYSTEMS AG 3 2 0 0 0 5
NAGRAID S.A. 0 1 4 0 0 5
NETSTAL-MASCHINEN AG 1 0 2 2 0 5
OERLIKON-CONTRAVES AG 5 0 0 0 0 5
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 0 5
SOLVIAS AG 3 0 0 0 2 5
STORZ ENDOSKOP PRODUKTIONS GMBH 1 0 0 4 0 5
SULZER TEXTIL AG 1 4 0 0 0 5
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY 0 0 0 1 4 5
SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG 2 0 1 1 1 5
TVI CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 2 5
U-BLOX AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
UBS AG 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNAXIS TRADING AG 3 2 0 0 0 5
UNIVERSAL AVIONICS SYSTEMS CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA 1 1 1 0 2 5
WEIDMANN PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AG 1 0 1 1 2 5
ZEPTOSENS AG 4 1 0 0 0 5


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