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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

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 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 172 247 510 533 608 2070
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 153 129 157 132 94 665
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 39 27 39 40 21 166
COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION 25 23 30 13 10 101
RESMED LIMITED, AN AUSTRALIAN COMPANY 22 21 27 17 10 97
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 3 11 7 15 39
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 7 7 6 14 39
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND 6 6 11 8 8 39
UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY 9 5 10 4 3 31
MOTOROLA, INC. 7 11 7 3 2 30
SCHEFENACKER VISION SYSTEMS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 2 11 5 9 3 30
COCHLEAR LIMITED 1 1 5 10 12 29
QUALCOMM, INC. 3 4 1 6 14 28
UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE 5 5 5 6 4 25
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 9 4 3 3 5 24
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 3 7 6 4 22
CISCO SYSTEMS WIRELESS NETWORKING (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 1 4 10 3 0 18
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 4 3 7 3 0 17
BHP BILLITON INNOVATION PTY LTD. 2 3 1 6 5 17
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 1 4 8 16
UNISEARCH LIMITED 10 3 1 2 0 16
CSL LIMITED 5 1 3 3 3 15
METAL STORM LIMITED 4 2 3 5 1 15
ORBITAL ENGINE COMPANY (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD. 5 7 2 1 0 15
VARIAN AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 5 0 4 2 4 15
BANDSPEED, INC. 1 0 6 5 1 13
D&PL TECHNOLOGY HOLDING CORP. 0 1 11 1 0 13
ACRUX DDS PTY. LTD. 1 6 2 1 2 12
ALCATEL 7 2 2 0 1 12
DILITHIUM NETWORKS PTY LTD. 0 0 2 7 3 12
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 0 5 5 0 12
THE WALTER AND ELIZA HALL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 0 3 4 3 2 12
TNA AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED 1 2 2 4 3 12
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS PTY. LTD. 2 3 6 0 0 11
GRADIPORE LIMITED 3 5 3 0 0 11
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 1 4 6 11
SOLA INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS LTD. 5 3 3 0 0 11
U.S. FILTER WASTEWATER GROUP, INC. 2 6 1 2 0 11
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 2 1 1 10
CASTRIP, LLC 3 3 4 0 0 10
UNISYS CORPORATION 1 0 4 2 3 10
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 1 2 3 2 9
NOVAPHARM RESEARCH (AUSTRALIA) PTY LIMITED 4 1 0 3 1 9
PBR AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 2 1 0 2 9
BISHOP INNOVATION PTY. LIMITED 3 0 2 1 2 8
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 2 2 3 1 0 8
HEXIMA LIMITED 1 2 1 2 2 8
JAMES HARDIE INTERNATIONAL FINANCE B.V. 0 1 2 2 3 8
JAMES HARDIE RESEARCH PTY LIMITED 5 2 1 0 0 8
LAKE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 5 1 2 0 0 8
TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCES PTY, LTD. 2 1 1 1 3 8
AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS LIMITED 2 1 2 0 2 7
FLARION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 3 3 0 0 7
LIFESCAN, INC. 0 4 0 0 3 7
LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH 3 0 3 1 0 7
METAL MANUFACTURES LIMITED 1 3 1 2 0 7
SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 0 0 0 4 3 7
TELEZYGOLOGY INC. 0 0 3 3 1 7
WILLIAM A. COOK AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 0 1 0 1 5 7
AIMBRIDGE PTY. LTD. 1 1 1 3 0 6
BHC CONSULTING PTY LTD 3 0 0 3 0 6
BIOTA SCIENTIFIC MANAGEMENT PTY LTD 1 0 1 2 2 6
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 0 1 0 3 2 6
NEC CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 2 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
REDFERN BROADBAND NETWORKS INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
AMRAD OPERATIONS PTY LTD. 0 3 2 0 0 5
BTF PTY LTD 1 0 1 1 2 5
CANON INFORMATION SYSTEMS RESEARCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 0 2 0 3 0 5
CELERITY RESEARCH PTE. LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
CENTER FOR THE APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY TO INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE 1 0 3 1 0 5
CETRAM PTY LIMITED 1 1 3 0 0 5
CONNETICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 1 1 3 0 0 5
COOK INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
DOLBY LABORATORIES INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5
DYNAMIC DIGITAL DEPTH RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 1 0 3 1 0 5
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 1 0 3 1 0 5
GARVAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH 2 0 2 0 1 5
GENENTECH, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
HENROB LIMITED 3 2 0 0 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 0 1 2 5
LIFE THERAPEUTICS LIMITED 0 0 4 1 0 5
MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
NEOPRAXIS PTY. LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
NETWORK EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES 1 1 0 0 3 5
NOVOGEN RESEARCH PTY. LTD. 0 0 2 2 1 5
NUCOR CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 0 5
QRSCIENCES PTY. LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
RPO PTY LTD. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SECURENCY PTY LTD. 2 0 3 0 0 5
SENSORY NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE RESEARCH ASSOCIATES LTD. 1 1 1 1 1 5
WESTERNGECO, LLC 1 0 0 2 2 5


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