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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 68 86 117 116 235 622
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 39 43 47 24 54 207
WMS GAMING, INC. 15 9 32 24 46 126
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 12 11 13 24 53 113
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 14 14 18 20 19 85
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 4 6 9 14 36 69
BALLY GAMING, INC. 1 3 10 3 25 42
KONAMI CO., LTD. 19 5 6 2 5 37
ARUZE CORPORATION 5 9 11 9 0 34
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 5 1 0 11 13 30
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. 2 3 3 5 13 26
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 2 7 5 7 23
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 3 3 15 21
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 21 21
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 4 3 4 4 5 20
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 3 1 2 2 11 19
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, INC. 2 3 5 4 5 19
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 1 5 4 5 3 18
SEGA CORPORATION 2 2 2 8 4 18
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 5 2 4 1 6 18
CFPH, L.L.C. 0 1 1 8 7 17
ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 2 14 16
KONAMI GAMING, INC. 0 4 3 1 8 16
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 5 9 16
LEVIATHAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC 0 0 0 1 14 15
ARUZE CO., LTD. 3 5 6 0 0 14
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 5 1 3 4 0 13
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 6 2 4 0 1 13
MATTEL INC. 0 3 4 2 3 12
GAMELOGIC, INC. 0 0 2 0 9 11
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 0 0 3 1 7 11
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORP. 2 7 0 0 0 9
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 0 2 4 2 1 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 5 1 1 1 1 9
KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OSAKA, INC. 3 4 0 0 1 8
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 3 0 2 7
PTT, LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. 2 0 2 0 3 7
SSD COMPANY LIMITED 0 1 3 2 1 7
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 0 0 3 6
CANTOR INDEX LLC 0 1 3 0 2 6
CASE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC 2 2 1 0 1 6
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
ODS PROPERTIES, INC. 0 3 1 1 1 6
WATERLEAF LIMITED 0 2 0 0 4 6
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE INDUSTRIES PTY. LTD. 2 0 0 3 0 5
CRYPTOLOGIC INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 1 0 0 0 4 5
FUTURELOGIC, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 0 1 2 5
KARAWAY GAMING, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5
NAMCO LIMITED 4 1 0 0 0 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 1 5
POKERTEK, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ROCKET GAMING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 0 4 5
SCIENTIFIC GAMES ROYALTY CORPORATION 3 2 0 0 0 5
SONY CORPORATION 2 0 0 0 3 5


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