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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.
First-Named Assignee 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
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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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Electronic Information Products Division - PTMT
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Alexandria VA 22313-1450

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