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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 45 34 69 75 84 307
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 83 51 58 41 72 305
ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD 57 44 39 53 43 236
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE INC. 20 34 39 37 47 177
INVENTIO AG 24 30 39 33 37 163
CIBA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS CORPORATION 42 30 18 27 24 141
PHONAK AG 21 23 24 21 24 113
NOVARTIS AG (FORMERLY SANDOZ LTD.) 19 10 14 22 47 112
NESTEC, S.A. 10 21 8 18 25 82
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 13 15 16 16 13 73
SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION, INC. 9 14 8 20 20 71
METTLER TOLEDO AG 3 14 13 19 20 69
TECPHARMA LICENSING AG 9 7 13 10 25 64
ENDRESS + HAUSER FLOWTEC AG 15 10 11 13 10 59
ASULAB S.A. 23 11 11 5 8 58
SYNTHES (U.S.A.) 8 8 9 13 19 57
LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG 2 7 7 13 24 53
ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE, FEDERALE DE LAUSANNE 13 7 10 8 13 51
FERAG AG 7 3 13 7 19 49
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 10 9 13 11 6 49
ABB RESEARCH LTD. 12 9 6 9 12 48
LEICA MICROSYSTEMS (SCHWEIZ) AG 11 10 8 17 1 47
HILTI AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 6 11 10 5 45
GIVAUDAN S.A. 4 3 7 11 14 39
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 7 4 10 9 7 37
ABB (SCHWEIZ) AG 7 8 5 8 7 35
WELLA AG 16 4 9 4 2 35
BRUKER BIOSPIN AG 4 3 8 13 6 34
CENTRE SUISSE D'ELECTRONIQUE ET DE MICROTECHNIQUE S.A. 10 4 2 3 14 33
FIRMENICH SA 6 7 6 7 7 33
MULLER MARTINI HOLDING AG 5 3 5 9 10 32
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH 4 6 7 6 5 28
NAGRAVISION S.A. 0 6 2 7 12 27
NXP B.V. 1 8 7 8 2 26
TRISA HOLDING, AG 4 7 6 5 4 26
ABB TECHNOLOGY AG 4 2 7 6 6 25
DISETRONIC LICENSING AG 4 4 5 9 3 25
EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA 10 5 2 4 4 25
BOBST, S.A. 3 5 7 4 5 24
KOMAX HOLDING AG 5 2 4 9 4 24
QUALCOMM, INC. 7 2 1 5 8 23
DSM IP ASSETS B.V. 5 3 3 2 8 21
HUBER & SUHNER AG 3 9 6 1 2 21
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 2 5 6 4 4 21
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 3 3 3 6 6 21
DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 2 3 7 6 20
OVD KINEGRAM AG 6 2 0 2 10 20
SULZER CHEMTECH AG 5 2 5 3 5 20
ZIMMER GMBH 1 2 0 6 11 20
EIDGENOSSISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE ZURICH 3 4 2 4 6 19
LONZA A. G. 8 4 5 2 0 19
UBS AG 0 2 2 7 8 19
CYTOS BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 5 3 3 4 3 18
CONCEPTION ET DEVELOPMENT MICHELIN S.A. 7 2 4 3 1 17
MASCHINENFABRIK RIETER AG 11 2 0 1 3 17
OC OERLIKON BALZERS AG 4 4 6 1 2 17
HABASIT AG 5 3 3 2 3 16
STRAUMANN HOLDING AG 1 3 3 1 8 16
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 3 1 5 3 4 16
BUHLER AG 5 3 2 1 4 15
KISTLER HOLDING AG 1 0 2 6 6 15
METHANOL CASALE, S.A. 3 2 2 1 7 15
STMICROELECTRONICS N.V. 4 3 3 3 2 15
INNOVATIVE SILICON ISI SA 0 0 0 10 4 14
PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. 1 1 1 6 5 14
ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD. 2 2 4 2 3 13
CLARIANT FINANCE (BVI) LIMITED 4 4 2 1 2 13
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 5 3 0 1 4 13
GROZ BECKERT KG 2 3 1 3 4 13
IVOCLAR VIVADENT AG 3 2 2 1 5 13
BERNAFON AG 1 1 1 5 4 12
EMS-CHEMIE AG 3 4 2 0 3 12
LECROY CORPORATION 1 1 3 4 3 12
MERCK SERONO SA 0 0 0 0 12 12
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 3 1 3 4 1 12
STRYKER TRAUMA SA 0 1 0 5 6 12
TECAN TRADING AG 4 2 1 3 2 12
TEXTILMA AG 2 0 3 2 5 12
ABB TURBO SYSTEMS AG 0 2 4 0 5 11
BUEHLER AG 1 4 3 0 3 11
CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY GMBH 1 2 1 1 6 11
ILFORD IMAGING SWITZERLAND GMBH 1 5 0 2 3 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 9 1 1 0 0 11
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 0 0 5 4 2 11
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG 0 0 0 0 11 11
ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 1 3 5 11
SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 1 4 6 11
SULTEX AG 6 2 1 2 0 11
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY 0 1 4 1 5 11
SWISSCOM AG 0 2 0 0 9 11
TESA S.A. 2 6 3 0 0 11
UNAXIS INTERNATIONAL TRADING LTD. 2 4 4 0 1 11
X-RITE EUROPE GMBH 0 0 1 4 6 11
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL 0 1 3 2 4 10
FRITZ GEGAUF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT BERNINA-NAHMASCHINENFABRIK 5 3 2 0 0 10
GENERAL PATENT LLC 0 0 2 7 1 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 4 2 2 1 1 10
INNOVATIVE SILICON S.A. 1 7 2 0 0 10
NAGRACARD S.A. 1 3 2 3 1 10
ROLEX S.A. 2 4 1 2 1 10
SICPA HOLDING, S.A. 2 2 2 1 3 10
UNIVERSITAT BERN 0 1 2 2 5 10
UNIVERSITY OF BASEL 3 1 2 1 3 10
VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A. 0 3 2 2 3 10
ALCAN TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT LTD. 2 1 2 2 2 9
DT SWISS INC. 2 2 0 2 3 9
ESEC TRADING SA 7 2 0 0 0 9
GREATBATCH MEDICAL S.A. 0 0 0 3 6 9
IONWERKS, INC. 5 2 1 0 1 9
LEISTER PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES 2 6 0 0 1 9
MASCHINENFABRIK WIFAG 4 3 0 2 0 9
MERIAL LIMITED 0 0 1 4 4 9
ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 3 5 9
SABIC INNOVATIVE PLASTICS, IP BV 0 0 0 3 6 9
SENSIRION AG 1 2 0 2 4 9
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 1 2 2 4 9
SIEMENS BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AG 6 1 2 0 0 9
SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG 1 0 4 2 2 9
UREA CASALE S.A. 1 1 1 3 3 9
ARES-TRADING S.A. 0 0 2 0 6 8
BAYER TECHNOLOGY SERVICES GMBH 0 0 2 2 4 8
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 3 2 2 8
FRANCK MULLER WATCH LAND SA 1 1 0 3 3 8
GOOGLE, INC. 0 1 0 2 5 8
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 2 4 0 1 1 8
LABORATOIRES SERONO S.A. 0 3 3 1 1 8
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 0 0 2 6 8
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 2 2 4 0 8
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 0 1 2 2 3 8
THOMSON LICENSING 3 1 1 0 3 8
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA 1 0 2 2 3 8
VECTRONIX AG 0 0 2 1 5 8
BASILEA PHARMACEUTICA AG 2 1 2 2 0 7
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG 3 3 0 0 1 7
GRAPHA HOLDING AG 4 1 1 0 1 7
HANS OETIKER AG MASCHINEN- UND APPARATEFABRIK 1 0 1 4 1 7
HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL LLC 0 0 1 3 3 7
KBA-GIORI S.A. 2 1 2 2 0 7
KWC AG 1 0 1 1 4 7
MEDTRONIC INC. 2 2 1 0 2 7
MESA IMAGING AG 0 0 1 4 2 7
OBTECH MEDICAL AG 1 1 2 1 2 7
PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUT 0 0 2 2 3 7
POWER-ONE, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
PRECIMED S.A. 4 2 1 0 0 7
PROSPECTIVE CONCEPTS, AG 2 1 2 0 2 7
SMS DEMAG AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 1 2 1 1 7
SULZER METCO AG 1 0 4 1 1 7
APPLIED RESEARCH SYSTEMS ARS HOLDING N.V. 3 3 0 0 0 6
CONCAST AG 0 1 2 3 0 6
DATAMARS SA 0 2 2 0 2 6
ETH ZURICH 0 0 1 1 4 6
FLEISSNER GMBH 1 3 2 0 0 6
FLEISSNER GMBH & CO., MASCHINENFABRIK 1 4 1 0 0 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 0 3 1 1 6
MARS INCORPORATED 6 0 0 0 0 6
NAGRAID S.A. 4 0 0 0 2 6
OERLIKON TRADING AG, TRUBBACH 0 0 0 5 1 6
OMYA DEVELOPMENT AG 0 2 1 2 1 6
POLYPHOR LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
REGOFIX AG 4 0 1 1 0 6
REICHLE+DE-MASSARI AG 1 2 0 0 3 6
REISHAUER AG 3 0 1 0 2 6
STORZ ENDOSKOP PRODUKTIONS GMBH 0 4 0 1 1 6
SULZER METCO (US), INC. 0 1 1 0 4 6
TEXTRONICS, INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
THYSSENKRUPP PRESTA AG 0 0 1 3 2 6
USTER TECHNOLOGIES AG 1 1 1 1 2 6
AMMONIA CASALE S.A. 2 1 1 1 0 5
AMYLIN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
ANTON MEYER & CO. AG 1 1 1 2 0 5
ARPIDA AG 1 0 1 2 1 5
BIOGEN IDEC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 0 0 1 2 2 5
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH 1 0 0 2 2 5
CEDES AG 2 0 0 0 3 5
ELPATRONIC AG 4 1 0 0 0 5
ETEL S.A. 0 1 2 1 1 5
EUGSTER/FRISMAG AG 0 2 0 1 2 5
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 1 2 0 1 1 5
GEBERIT AG 1 2 1 0 1 5
GEORG UTZ HOLDING AG 2 1 1 0 1 5
GLYCART BIOTECHNOLOGY AG 0 0 0 1 4 5
HAWA AG. 0 0 0 3 2 5
HOFFMANN-LA ROCHE, F., + CO. AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, MESNE 1 0 2 0 2 5
HUNTSMAN ADVANCED MATERIALS AMERICAS INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
INFICON GMBH 0 1 0 2 2 5
KERRHAWE SA 1 1 2 0 1 5
LASAG AG 0 0 1 2 2 5
LEICA INSTRUMENTS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 0 0 0 5 5
LIFESTAND INTERNATIONAL SA 1 2 2 0 0 5
MEI, INC. 0 2 1 1 1 5
METTLER-TOLEDO GMBH 4 0 0 0 1 5
MOLTECH INVENT S.A. 0 2 1 0 2 5
NETSTAL-MASCHINEN AG 2 2 0 1 0 5
OMEGA SA 0 0 1 0 4 5
OMYA AG 1 1 0 1 2 5
ROLIC AG 2 1 0 1 1 5
SAECO IPR LIMITED 0 2 2 1 0 5
SEQUENOM, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
SOLVIAS AG 0 0 2 3 0 5
SPECTRASEIS AG 0 0 0 2 3 5
SPEEDEL EXPERIMENTA AG 0 0 0 3 2 5
ST-ERICSSON SA 0 0 0 0 5 5
STORZ ENDOSKOP GMBH 2 0 2 1 0 5
SWATCH AG (SWATCH SA) (SWATCH LTD.) 2 0 1 0 2 5
TETRA LAVAL HOLDINGS & FINANCE S.A. 2 0 1 1 1 5
TISSOT S.A. 1 0 1 1 2 5
TVI CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
U-BLOX AG 2 3 0 0 0 5
VON ROLL UMWELTTECHNIK AG 0 0 2 1 2 5
WEIDMANN PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AG 1 1 2 1 0 5
WOODWELDING AG 1 1 2 0 1 5


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