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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2006 - 2010 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 398, Optical Communications

( 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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
FUJITSU LIMITED 67 57 64 71 111 370
FINISAR CORPORATION 11 18 21 44 45 139
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 29 25 28 25 8 115
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 13 38 39 6 10 106
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 26 32 36 0 0 94
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 16 14 12 21 26 89
ALCATEL 15 34 13 15 9 86
CIENA CORPORATION 12 16 11 6 15 60
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 11 22 13 12 60
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 4 24 31 59
AT&T CORP. 16 17 14 3 3 53
NEC CORPORATION 11 15 6 10 11 53
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 15 13 8 8 4 48
INTEL CORPORATION 2 12 11 9 8 42
HITACHI, LTD 7 13 3 5 13 41
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 6 3 8 11 12 40
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 6 3 6 7 11 33
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. 7 5 5 5 8 30
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 10 6 4 5 4 29
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES FIBER IP(SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 6 7 5 5 5 28
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 5 5 7 3 28
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 5 6 5 4 7 27
ERICSSON AB 0 2 7 4 13 26
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 9 5 5 4 3 26
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 6 3 5 11 25
HITACHI COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. 0 1 4 12 7 24
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 4 6 3 7 3 23
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 1 7 14 22
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 12 7 1 1 1 22
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 2 4 4 6 5 21
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 4 4 11 20
TYCO TELECOMMUNICATIONS (US) INC. 2 8 5 4 1 20
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 9 5 5 0 0 19
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 3 4 6 2 4 19
EMCORE CORPORATION 0 0 5 5 8 18
HRL LABORATORIES, LLC 3 2 5 6 2 18
JDS UNIPHASE CORPORATION 7 5 3 0 3 18
AVANEX CORPORATION 5 7 4 1 0 17
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 5 6 1 1 17
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG 0 0 1 6 10 17
BOEING COMPANY 0 4 6 0 6 16
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 7 8 15
SONY CORPORATION 9 0 4 1 1 15
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 5 4 4 1 0 14
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 4 2 0 4 4 14
TROPIC NETWORKS INC. 8 5 1 0 0 14
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 1 4 5 13
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 3 1 4 1 4 13
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 2 2 4 2 3 13
KDDI CORPORATION 5 2 1 4 1 13
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 2 3 4 1 13
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 3 4 2 1 12
BROADWING CORPORATION 0 1 5 4 1 11
CELIGHT, INC. 2 2 3 1 3 11
ECI TELECOM LTD. 4 5 0 0 2 11
MERITON NETWORKS US INC. 2 2 0 3 4 11
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 2 2 6 1 0 11
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 0 0 3 5 10
INFINERA CORPORATION 1 1 0 5 3 10
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 3 2 1 0 4 10
WAVE7 OPTICS, INC. 3 5 2 0 0 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 5 3 1 0 0 9
BROADCOM CORPORATION 3 1 0 3 2 9
DYNAMIC METHOD ENTERPRISES LIMITED 0 0 0 3 6 9
MAIN STREET VENTURES, LLC 1 4 2 2 0 9
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 4 2 0 2 0 8
CORVIS CORPORATION 6 2 0 0 0 8
ENABLENCE USA FTTX NETWORKS INC. 0 0 1 7 0 8
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 2 1 1 3 1 8
OPNEXT JAPAN, INC. 1 5 1 1 0 8
PTS CORPORATION 8 0 0 0 0 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 3 1 0 4 8
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 3 0 1 2 2 8
TELCORDIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 2 6 8
XTERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 3 0 0 3 8
ZILOG, INC. 1 2 1 2 2 8
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 2 2 1 0 2 7
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 0 3 2 1 1 7
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 5 0 0 0 2 7
OPVISTA, INC. 3 1 0 3 0 7
TRANSMODE SYSTEMS AB 1 4 0 1 1 7
YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORP. 1 1 0 2 3 7
ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
ALTERA CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 0 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 1 2 3 6
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 0 2 0 2 2 6
BOOKHAM TECHNOLOGY PLC 0 1 2 2 1 6
CHEETAH OMNI, LLC 2 3 0 1 0 6
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
HARRIS CORP. 0 5 0 1 0 6
KIRIBATI WIRELESS VENTURES, LLC 2 2 1 1 0 6
STRATALIGHT COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 2 2 0 0 6
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 3 3 0 0 0 6
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1 0 0 1 3 5
BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 2 0 0 1 5
CORNING INCORPORATED 3 0 0 2 0 5
FITEL U.S.A. CORP. 4 1 0 0 0 5
FORSTER ENERGY LLC 1 2 2 0 0 5
FRANCE TELECOM 1 1 0 2 1 5
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 2 0 3 0 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 1 1 1 5
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
OEWAVES, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
PIVOTAL DECISIONS LLC. 0 1 1 3 0 5
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 1 1 2 1 0 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION 0 0 2 3 0 5
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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