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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

KOREA, SOUTH

( 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
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1514 1569 2306 2583 3325 11297
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 474 461 683 665 774 3057
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 330 353 438 399 435 1955
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 296 314 379 411 246 1646
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 262 215 257 189 196 1119
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 130 109 150 301 415 1105
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 86 112 171 205 254 828
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 74 81 126 148 170 599
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 110 118 132 109 103 572
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 25 21 70 188 194 498
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 267 267
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 58 32 48 37 23 198
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 14 24 25 49 71 183
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 35 28 39 31 33 166
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 41 29 24 30 37 161
HYUNDAI ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 106 25 15 2 1 149
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 5 32 43 29 34 143
DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 0 32 67 2 6 107
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 8 8 15 22 40 93
LG PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD. 23 21 31 10 1 86
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 16 17 19 14 12 78
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 20 14 24 10 9 77
LG INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS, LTD. 35 22 8 1 1 67
KIA MOTORS CORP. 7 9 16 17 16 65
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 0 1 11 21 32 65
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 7 12 12 13 17 61
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 14 13 17 8 6 58
MIRAE CORPORATION 20 11 6 9 8 54
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 16 12 7 5 8 48
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 7 13 10 9 8 47
POSTECH FOUNDATION 7 5 10 12 12 46
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 9 11 14 7 4 45
LG-NORTEL CO., LTD. 0 0 9 28 8 45
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 6 4 8 17 8 43
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 13 14 5 5 5 42
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 6 10 7 9 10 42
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 7 3 16 10 5 41
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 1 4 9 12 11 37
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 13 10 3 2 8 36
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 5 4 10 4 7 30
UT STARCOM, INC. 0 16 11 3 0 30
CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 2 10 8 6 29
ANGSTROM INC. 0 3 6 9 10 28
POSCO 4 6 7 3 8 28
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 4 8 5 5 5 27
CJ CORP. 4 8 8 4 2 26
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 3 6 4 2 10 25
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 4 5 4 5 7 25
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 1 3 5 8 8 25
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 7 3 2 4 8 24
MANDO CORPORATION 4 7 6 4 3 24
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 7 6 0 6 23
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 2 2 6 6 7 23
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 5 4 3 2 7 21
DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 18 21
DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD. 4 2 3 6 6 21
LG INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 8 5 5 2 1 21
SK CORPORATION 6 6 1 5 3 21
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 8 5 1 5 0 19
SAMSUNG ATOFINA CO. LTD. 5 9 5 0 0 19
ANAM SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 7 11 0 0 0 18
LG CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 10 4 3 0 1 18
LG LIFE SCIENCES, LTD. 6 2 5 3 2 18
LS CABLE LTD 0 0 2 2 14 18
C-J CORPORATION 1 2 2 7 5 17
DADA CORP. 6 3 5 3 0 17
HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE KOREA, INC. 1 2 1 7 6 17
PANTECH CO. LTD. 1 1 2 7 6 17
SAMSUNG GENERAL CHEMICALS CO., LTD. 7 3 7 0 0 17
CHEIL JEDANG CORPORATION 4 3 6 2 1 16
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION 2 3 9 2 0 16
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 1 3 7 3 2 16
LG N-SYS INC. 2 4 4 2 4 16
SILTRON INC. 2 2 2 2 8 16
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 0 0 0 9 7 16
HANMI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 5 4 2 15
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 0 0 2 6 7 15
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 3 5 3 15
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 3 0 3 3 6 15
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 4 3 4 2 1 14
JVM CO., LTD. 0 0 1 5 8 14
KOREA TELECOM CO., LTD. 7 6 0 1 0 14
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. 6 2 5 1 0 14
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 0 1 1 2 10 14
MEDISON CO., LTD. 7 1 2 1 3 14
YONSEI UNIVERSITY 2 2 2 3 4 13
SAMYANG CORPORATION 3 2 2 5 0 12
CHIPPAC, INC. 0 1 1 5 4 11
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 2 1 3 4 1 11
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 0 0 5 3 3 11
SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 2 2 3 0 4 11
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY 2 4 3 1 1 11
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 3 2 2 2 2 11
HANYANG HAK WON CO. LTD. 5 2 2 1 0 10
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 5 3 10
KOREA TELECOMMUNICATION AUTHORITY 6 3 1 0 0 10
KTFREETEL CO., LTD. 1 2 3 0 4 10
ATLAB INC. 1 0 3 4 1 9
CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 1 1 3 4 9
DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS SUNGWOO CORPORATION 6 3 0 0 0 9
PANAGENE, INC. 0 1 3 2 3 9
PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 4 4 9
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD. 0 0 0 6 2 8
HYUNDAI CURITEL, INC. 3 2 2 1 0 8
INTERVIDEO, INC. 0 1 3 4 0 8
LS TECH CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 3 8
MARKANY INC. 0 3 0 1 4 8
SK TELETECH CO., LTD. 2 3 2 1 0 8
SKC CO., LTD. 3 1 1 2 1 8
EPIVALLEY CO., LTD. 1 1 1 2 2 7
GMP CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 1 7
HOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 0 2 1 7
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 0 0 3 3 1 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 2 7
IPS LTD. 2 2 0 2 1 7
K.C. TECH CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 3 7
K.T. CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 3 7
KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 2 2 2 7
KOREA GAS CORPORATION 0 0 0 6 1 7
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 1 0 1 2 3 7
LG SEMICON CO., LTD. 4 2 0 1 0 7
NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
OTOS TECH CO., LTD. 0 2 0 2 3 7
SAMSUNG DISPLAY DEVICES CO., LTD. 5 2 0 0 0 7
SAMSUNG THALES CO., LTD. 1 1 2 0 3 7
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 3 2 0 0 2 7
SUNSTAR PRECISION CO., LTD. 3 2 1 1 0 7
TORAY SAEHAN INC. 2 0 3 0 2 7
UTSTARCOM KOREA LIMITED 0 3 1 1 2 7
WINIAMANDO INC. 0 1 2 1 3 7
YUPOONG, INC. 0 0 2 4 1 7
AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
AMUSETEC CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 1 6
BIONEER CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 1 6
BSE CO., LTD. 2 0 0 3 1 6
DPI CO., LTD. 1 0 1 2 2 6
EO TECHNICS CO., LTD. 3 1 1 1 0 6
G& W TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
HANYANG FRAME CO., LTD. 1 4 0 0 1 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 0 0 3 2 1 6
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 2 6
KMW INC. 0 1 0 4 1 6
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
MYONGJI UNIVERSITY 2 0 4 0 0 6
SAMSUNG FINE CHEMICALS CO. LTD. 2 1 1 1 1 6
SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 3 6
SAMYANG GENEX CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
SILICON7 INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
UNITEST INC. 0 1 0 3 2 6
BIOLEADERS CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
C&S TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
DAS CO., LTD 0 0 2 2 1 5
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 3 1 0 1 0 5
DOOSAN CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
ED-TECH CO., LTD. 1 1 0 0 3 5
FANTOM COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 0 3 0 5
HONG JIN CROWN CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 1 5
HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 1 0 3 0 1 5
INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 1 1 5
LEADIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
LG CHEM INVESTMENT LTD. 4 0 0 1 0 5
MOLEX INCORPORATED 1 0 3 1 0 5
MOYA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
POHANG IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 0 5
PULSUS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 3 0 1 1 5
REGEN BIOTECH, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SAMSUNG OLED CO., LTD. 2 2 1 0 0 5
SEMES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 3 5
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1 3 1 0 0 5
SILTERRA MALAYSIA SDN. BHD. 1 1 1 2 0 5
SKC LIMITED 2 1 2 0 0 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 0 0 1 3 1 5
TISSUEGENE, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5


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