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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 713, Support (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 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Total
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 149 119 155 155 189 767
INTEL CORPORATION 137 136 134 102 129 638
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 76 97 102 166 148 589
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 116 85 83 69 76 429
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 45 34 33 44 83 239
SONY CORPORATION 46 51 44 35 43 219
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 20 36 44 36 37 173
HITACHI, LTD 33 32 30 22 39 156
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 19 30 37 32 37 155
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 11 20 30 33 41 135
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 24 20 28 28 30 130
FUJITSU LIMITED 31 23 31 19 26 130
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 45 23 31 22 4 125
BROADCOM CORPORATION 23 16 18 25 32 114
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 13 17 20 32 30 112
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 15 26 19 18 16 94
VIA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 14 17 20 24 17 92
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 16 18 18 25 85
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 32 31 19 2 0 84
APPLE COMPUTER, INC. 6 9 17 12 26 70
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 4 30 36 70
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 19 12 21 9 6 67
NEC CORPORATION 18 9 12 8 16 63
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 14 17 10 9 10 60
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 7 8 17 22 57
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 15 9 16 6 9 55
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 14 11 10 10 9 54
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 15 11 9 10 4 49
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 14 5 11 9 8 47
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 2 7 12 7 19 47
ALTERA CORPORATION 6 10 9 8 12 45
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 2 5 18 19 44
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 10 7 7 9 10 43
XILINX, INC. 7 10 10 6 9 42
NVIDIA CORPORATION 1 6 12 7 14 40
RENESAS TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 8 15 7 2 7 39
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 5 7 8 11 6 37
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 2 2 13 19 37
INTERTRUST TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 11 5 6 3 11 36
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 5 5 7 16 33
EMC CORPORATION 4 7 4 4 13 32
MOTOROLA, INC. 11 3 4 5 9 32
NXP B.V. 0 5 6 14 6 31
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 4 6 7 8 4 29
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 3 2 4 11 9 29
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 3 6 6 8 6 29
INVENTEC CORPORATION 3 5 7 4 9 28
MCAFEE, INC. 7 6 3 4 8 28
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 3 6 6 5 8 28
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 9 3 7 5 3 27
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 4 4 9 10 27
XEROX CORPORATION 3 8 6 8 2 27
ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 1 5 6 9 25
QUALCOMM, INC. 5 2 6 4 8 25
FRANCE TELECOM 1 5 4 9 5 24
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 3 7 5 4 5 24
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 4 8 3 7 23
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 5 4 8 5 1 23
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 2 3 4 4 10 23
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 2 5 4 7 5 23
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 3 4 4 4 7 22
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 4 4 3 6 5 22
AT&T CORP. 6 6 4 3 3 22
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 3 4 4 2 8 21
THOMSON LICENSING 3 5 4 2 7 21
ARM LIMITED 2 4 3 6 5 20
CERTICOM CORPORATION 1 7 4 4 4 20
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 8 2 6 1 3 20
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 1 4 5 8 20
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 3 9 4 1 3 20
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 5 3 11 19
DENSO CORPORATION 3 5 6 4 1 19
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 4 4 4 6 19
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 6 5 7 0 0 18
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 1 1 7 4 5 18
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 11 1 0 5 0 17
NEC ELECTRONICS CORPORATION 5 2 1 4 5 17
NOVELL, INC. 2 2 4 3 6 17
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 8 4 4 1 0 17
AOL LLC 3 4 4 3 2 16
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 3 5 5 1 2 16
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 4 2 2 2 6 16
LSI LOGIC CORPORATION 10 1 3 1 1 16
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 0 16 16
RAMBUS, INC. 2 2 3 8 1 16
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 3 3 1 1 8 16
LSI CORPORATION 0 6 3 4 2 15
MITAC TECHNOLOGY CORP. 4 1 5 5 0 15
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 1 2 8 3 14
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 0 5 7 2 14
BOEING COMPANY 1 1 2 4 6 14
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 2 1 2 3 6 14
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 3 3 0 5 3 14
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 0 2 1 3 8 14
3COM CORPORATION 8 0 1 1 3 13
ADAPTEC, INC. 3 5 2 3 0 13
ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC. 2 1 4 1 5 13
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 4 1 6 13
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 4 7 13
MARVELL WORLD TRADE LTD. 0 0 4 2 7 13
MICROSEMI CORP.-ANALOG MIXED SIGNAL GROUP LTD. 0 2 5 3 3 13
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 1 1 4 1 6 13
WISTARIA TRADING, INC. 3 0 2 1 7 13
HURON IP LLC 1 3 0 6 2 12
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION 5 3 1 1 2 12
RSA SECURITY INC. 2 1 4 4 1 12
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 0 0 5 4 3 12
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 6 2 0 1 3 12
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 0 3 4 5 12
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 3 4 1 2 12
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 0 2 3 3 11
NDS LIMITED 3 3 3 1 1 11
PALM, INC. 2 1 4 3 1 11
POWER-ONE, INC. 2 2 1 3 3 11
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 2 1 5 11
SANDISK CORPORATION 2 2 0 4 3 11
SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 2 2 2 5 11
ACTEL CORPORATION 0 1 2 7 0 10
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 1 2 3 1 3 10
ELPIDA MEMORY, INC. 5 2 1 1 1 10
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 0 2 2 3 3 10
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 1 2 2 1 4 10
MULTOS LIMITED 0 0 1 1 8 10
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 1 2 0 4 3 10
SAFENET, INC. 3 3 3 1 0 10
TRICIPHER, INC. 4 0 2 2 2 10
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 7 3 0 0 0 10
ACTIVCARD IRELAND, LIMITED 1 2 2 3 1 9
ATMEL CORPORATION 0 0 2 1 6 9
CORESTREET, LTD. 0 0 2 2 5 9
HARRIS CORP. 0 0 1 2 6 9
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 1 1 4 3 9
NETAPP, INC. 0 0 0 5 4 9
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 0 0 3 5 9
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 3 0 2 4 9
VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LIMITED 5 2 1 0 1 9
YAHOO, INC. 1 2 1 0 5 9
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3 1 2 1 1 8
ALCATEL 0 2 1 2 3 8
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 0 3 5 8
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 2 2 4 0 0 8
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 0 4 2 0 2 8
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 3 2 1 2 0 8
GEMPLUS 3 0 5 0 0 8
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 2 1 2 1 2 8
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 0 4 1 8
ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 4 1 2 1 8
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 0 1 5 1 1 8
MEDIATEK INC. 0 0 1 2 5 8
NCR CORPORATION 3 2 1 1 1 8
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 2 1 1 2 2 8
QUANTA COMPUTER INC. 1 0 5 1 1 8
SIGMATEL INC. 1 4 1 1 1 8
TECSEC INCORPORATED 4 2 0 2 0 8
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 0 1 3 1 3 8
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 1 0 5 0 8
ACER INCORPORATED 1 3 1 1 1 7
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 2 1 4 7
AXALTO SA 2 1 2 0 2 7
CLOAKWARE CORPORATION 0 0 4 1 2 7
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 2 7
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 2 5 7
INTEGRATED DEVICE TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 3 1 2 0 7
LATTICE SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 4 1 0 1 1 7
LINEAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 6 7
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 2 4 0 0 7
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. 2 0 1 2 2 7
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 1 0 2 2 2 7
O2 MICRO INTERNATIONAL LTD. 1 0 4 1 1 7
POWERDSINE, LTD. 1 6 0 0 0 7
THALES 1 1 1 3 1 7
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 1 0 1 1 4 7
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 0 0 2 3 2 7
AKROS SILICON, INC. 0 0 1 3 2 6
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 0 1 3 2 0 6
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 2 0 1 6
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 0 1 2 6
COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 2 6
ENTRUST LIMITED 2 1 2 0 1 6
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 2 1 1 2 0 6
GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 2 6
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY 0 2 0 0 4 6
HITACHI GLOBAL STORAGE TECHNOLOGIES NETHERLANDS B.V. 0 0 0 5 1 6
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
INVENTEC APPLIANCES CORP. 1 3 0 0 2 6
IRDETO ACCESS B.V. 2 2 1 0 1 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 1 4 6
MINOLTA CAMERA CO., LTD. 1 3 1 0 1 6
NAGRAVISION S.A. 0 1 1 2 2 6
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 2 1 1 2 0 6
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS OY 0 0 6 0 0 6
PALMSOURCE INC. 0 0 3 2 1 6
REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 2 2 1 1 0 6
SAS VALIDY 0 3 2 1 0 6
SEMTEK INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 2 0 1 2 6
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
VENAFI, INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 1 2 0 1 6
WIDEVINE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 3 1 0 6
YAMAHA CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 1 6
ADVANTEST CORP. 0 0 4 1 0 5
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
ATI INTERNATIONAL SRL 2 2 1 0 0 5
AUTHERNATIVE, INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 2 0 1 1 1 5
BURNSIDE ACQUISITION, LLC 0 1 2 2 0 5
CAVIUM NETWORKS, INC. 0 2 2 0 1 5
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 1 1 0 2 1 5
EBAY INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
EXTREME NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
FINISAR CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS LIMITED 0 0 0 2 3 5
HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORP. 2 3 0 0 0 5
IDENTRUS, LLC 1 2 1 0 1 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 1 1 0 2 1 5
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
INVICTA NETWORKS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
KOOLSPAN, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NOKIA INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
PACKET DIGITAL 0 1 2 0 2 5
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
REALNETWORKS, INC. 1 1 0 1 2 5
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 1 0 0 0 4 5
SRI INTERNATIONAL 2 1 0 0 2 5
STMICROELECTRONICS, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
SUNPLUS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 2 1 1 5
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. 1 2 1 0 1 5


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