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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 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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 86 117 116 235 250 804
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 43 47 24 54 78 246
WMS GAMING, INC. 9 32 24 46 47 158
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 11 13 24 53 54 155
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 6 9 14 36 26 91
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 14 18 20 19 12 83
BALLY GAMING, INC. 3 10 3 25 31 72
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 21 49 70
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. 0 3 3 15 31 52
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 1 0 11 13 12 37
ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. 0 0 2 14 19 35
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. 3 3 5 13 10 34
ARUZE CORPORATION 9 11 9 0 2 31
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 3 4 4 5 14 30
CFPH, L.L.C. 1 1 8 7 13 30
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 2 5 9 12 28
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 2 7 5 7 6 27
SEGA CORPORATION 2 2 8 4 9 25
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 2 4 1 6 11 24
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, INC. 3 5 4 5 6 23
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 5 4 5 3 3 20
GAMELOGIC, INC. 0 2 0 9 9 20
KONAMI GAMING, INC. 4 3 1 8 3 19
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 1 2 2 11 2 18
KONAMI CO., LTD. 5 6 2 5 0 18
LEVIATHAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC 0 0 1 14 2 17
MATTEL INC. 3 4 2 3 5 17
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 0 3 1 7 5 16
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 2 4 2 1 5 14
ARUZE CO., LTD. 5 6 0 0 1 12
WATERLEAF LIMITED 2 0 0 4 6 12
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 3 0 2 6 11
PTT, LLC 0 0 0 7 3 10
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. 0 2 0 3 4 9
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 0 0 0 4 4 8
LABTRONIX CONCEPT INC. 2 1 0 1 4 8
ODS PROPERTIES, INC. 3 1 1 1 2 8
SEGA ENTERPRISES, LTD. 1 3 4 0 0 8
SSD COMPANY LIMITED 1 3 2 1 1 8
CANTOR INDEX LLC 1 3 0 2 1 7
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 1 0 1 5 7
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
NHN CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 5 7
PROGRESSIVE GAMING INTERNATIONAL CORP. 7 0 0 0 0 7
SIERRA DESIGN GROUP 2 4 0 1 0 7
CRYPTOLOGIC INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
UNITED TOTE COMPANY 0 0 0 2 4 6
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 0 3 1 5
CASE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC 2 1 0 1 1 5
COLE KEPRO INTERNATIONAL, LLC 0 0 0 1 4 5
CREATIVE KINGDOMS, LLC 0 1 1 1 2 5
FUTURELOGIC, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GAMETECH INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
HASBRO, INC. 0 1 2 0 2 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 1 0 1 0 3 5
KONAMI COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT OSAKA, INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
MUDALLA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
POKERTEK, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
ROCKET GAMING SYSTEMS, LLC 0 1 0 4 0 5
SCREENLIFE, LLC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
SONY CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 2 5


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