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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Electronic Information Products Division
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)
Patenting In Technology Classes, Breakout By Organization
Count of 2004 - 2008 Utility Patent Grants, By Calendar Year of Grant
With Patent Counts Based on Primary Patent Classification
- Explanation of Data -
Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving
5
or More Utility Patents During the Period
Having Primary Classification In
Class 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (Electrical Computers and Digital Processing Systems)
( technology class is determined by the primary classification assigned to the patent- see 'Explanation of Data' )
( patent ownership is determined by the first-named assignee listed on a patent )
The following table displays first-named assignees and counts of their associated patents, as distributed by the year of patent grant.
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
53
48
45
34
57
237
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
36
37
54
24
81
232
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
26
20
35
13
19
113
INTEL CORPORATION
8
14
12
6
8
48
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
7
10
9
5
11
42
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
3
2
6
5
5
21
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
7
2
4
4
3
20
UNISYS CORPORATION
5
6
2
2
4
19
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT
3
2
6
0
3
14
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
1
0
2
4
6
13
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P.
3
4
1
2
3
13
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
0
0
2
1
9
12
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
1
0
2
1
7
11
FUJITSU LIMITED
5
1
2
2
0
10
HITACHI, LTD
3
1
4
0
2
10
SONY CORPORATION
0
4
0
2
4
10
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC.
0
1
3
3
2
9
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
3
1
0
1
2
7
BEA SYSTEMS, INC.
0
1
1
0
5
7
TOSHIBA CORPORATION
2
1
0
2
2
7
EMC CORPORATION
2
0
3
0
1
6
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON
1
1
1
1
2
6
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC.
0
1
1
2
1
5
ALCATEL
1
1
2
0
1
5
GATEWAY 2000, INC.
1
2
1
0
1
5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
0
2
1
2
0
5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC.
2
1
1
0
1
5
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED
2
2
1
0
0
5
RECURSION SOFTWARE, INC.
2
2
1
0
0
5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
0
2
0
1
2
5
THE MATH WORKS, INC.
0
0
3
1
1
5
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION
0
1
1
3
0
5
XEROX CORPORATION
1
2
0
0
2
5
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