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

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 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 379, Telephonic 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 40 109 95 137 381
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 52 40 47 47 51 237
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 40 33 35 27 48 183
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 14 10 16 46 80 166
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 30 23 14 37 50 154
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 11 6 17 23 25 82
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 3 9 30 37 79
AT&T CORP. 26 13 22 13 0 74
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 18 45 0 0 0 63
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 12 7 6 18 20 63
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 20 21 8 50
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 13 7 12 10 8 50
NOKIA CORPORATION 14 8 10 10 6 48
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 9 13 11 8 47
ALCATEL LUCENT 1 6 5 12 20 44
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 6 7 9 7 10 39
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 37 0 1 0 0 38
AT& T KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 7 27 1 2 0 37
SPRINT SPECTRUM L.P. 6 3 5 9 14 37
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 27 9 0 0 0 36
SBC PROPERTIES, L.P. 27 9 0 0 0 36
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 1 1 10 7 15 34
MITEL NETWORKS CORPORATION 5 5 6 12 6 34
AT& T LABS, INC. 10 8 3 3 6 30
FUJITSU LIMITED 8 5 2 8 7 30
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 13 3 6 6 2 30
SILICON LABORATORIES INC. 13 8 4 1 4 30
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 4 5 3 5 11 28
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 1 4 9 11 27
INTEL CORPORATION 13 5 3 3 0 24
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 2 10 7 1 24
SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9 5 9 0 0 23
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 6 5 4 6 2 23
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 1 8 4 9 22
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 3 2 4 9 3 21
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 6 8 5 21
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 3 3 4 3 8 21
TEKELEC 7 4 1 3 6 21
ASPECT SOFTWARE, INC. 1 0 0 10 9 20
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 4 3 3 10 20
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 9 7 1 2 1 20
VERINT AMERICAS INC. 0 1 4 8 7 20
ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 3 6 1 6 3 19
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY LLC 0 2 1 8 8 19
NEC CORPORATION 3 3 5 6 2 19
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES, L.P. 7 7 5 0 0 19
ALCATEL 7 2 4 5 0 18
AOL LLC 7 4 3 1 3 18
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 8 3 4 3 0 18
GENESYS TELECOMMUNICATIONS LABORATORIES, INC. 4 6 2 3 3 18
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 0 9 5 2 18
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 11 7 0 0 0 18
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 4 3 5 4 17
SIEMENS ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 6 11 17
CALLWAVE, INC. 2 3 3 4 4 16
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 3 4 4 1 4 16
GRAPE TECHNOLOGY GROUP, INC. 0 5 1 1 8 15
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 9 2 4 0 0 15
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 5 1 2 2 4 14
FRANCE TELECOM 3 2 5 2 2 14
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 3 0 3 3 5 14
SBC TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES, INC. 8 3 3 0 0 14
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 6 3 3 2 0 14
SONY CORPORATION 1 2 3 4 3 13
VERIZON DATA SERVICES INC. 3 1 1 3 5 13
PLANTRONICS INC 1 2 2 3 4 12
SECURUS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 0 3 7 12
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 6 1 1 3 1 12
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 4 8 12
LEVEL 3 COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 0 2 1 3 5 11
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2 0 0 4 5 11
UTBK, INC. 3 2 1 1 4 11
3COM CORPORATION 2 3 2 3 0 10
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 2 1 0 1 10
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 6 1 0 2 1 10
HITACHI, LTD 4 0 3 1 2 10
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 3 0 4 3 0 10
INTELLECT WIRELESS INC. 8 2 0 0 0 10
VTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED 1 3 2 3 1 10
ADC DSL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 3 0 1 9
MINDSPEED TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 2 5 1 9
POLYCOM, INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 0 3 1 3 9
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 1 1 3 2 9
SHORETEL, INC 0 3 0 1 5 9
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 1 1 1 3 8
FORTEMEDIA, INC. 1 2 0 4 1 8
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 1 1 2 3 8
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 3 2 1 0 2 8
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 6 2 0 0 0 8
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 3 1 0 1 3 8
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 0 1 3 3 8
TECH RADIUM, INC. 1 2 2 2 1 8
TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 1 6 8
TELLABS OPERATIONS INC. 3 4 0 0 1 8
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 0 1 6 7
ADTRAN 1 0 3 2 1 7
APPLE, INC. 1 0 1 0 5 7
CLEARONE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 0 7 7
GLENAYRE ELECTRONICS, INC. 4 0 1 2 0 7
INTRADO INC. 5 0 1 0 1 7
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 2 3 1 0 1 7
ROCKWELL ELECTRONIC COMMERCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 4 3 0 0 0 7
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 1 2 0 1 7
TELEBUYER, LLC 0 1 1 4 1 7
TOLLGRADE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 2 4 1 0 7
ADAPTIVE SPECTRUM AND SIGNAL ALIGNMENT, INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
BCE INC. 0 0 1 1 4 6
EVERCOM SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 4 0 0 6
FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 1 1 1 6
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
GN NETCOM A/S 1 2 0 0 3 6
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 2 2 6
INTELLISIST, INC. 1 1 1 1 2 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 1 6
LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
LANTIQ DEUTSCHLAND GMBH 0 0 0 3 3 6
LEGERITY, INC. 6 0 0 0 0 6
LG-NORTEL CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 1 1 3 1 6
NICE SYSTEMS LTD. 1 1 2 1 1 6
SERCONET LTD. 0 1 5 0 0 6
SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 1 6
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 3 1 0 1 1 6
THOMSON LICENSING 1 0 2 2 1 6
TIME WARNER CABLE 0 1 1 3 1 6
WEST CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 4 6
APPTERA INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
ASCENDENT TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 1 0 0 0 5
CINGULAR WIRELESS II, LLC 4 1 0 0 0 5
EMC CORPORATION 0 2 1 1 1 5
EWI HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
GOOGLE, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
ITXC IP HOLDINGS S.A.R.L. 3 0 2 0 0 5
MOSAID TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
NEXSTEP, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 2 3 0 0 5
TANDBERG TELECOM AS 2 1 1 1 0 5
ULTRATEC, INC. 1 1 1 1 1 5
UNIDEN CORPORATION 1 0 1 1 2 5
VONAGE NETWORK LLC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 2 2 0 1 0 5
YAHOO, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5


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