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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 380, Cryptography

( 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
SONY CORPORATION 33 24 25 39 37 158
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 18 17 27 21 23 106
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 12 15 26 27 25 105
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 11 8 12 32 18 81
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2 9 11 19 32 73
INTEL CORPORATION 11 10 9 16 21 67
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 12 20 23 57
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 10 14 9 6 10 49
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 10 7 11 6 12 46
BROADCOM CORPORATION 5 6 10 9 13 43
NOKIA CORPORATION 8 8 9 7 8 40
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 4 10 7 8 34
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 5 6 5 7 10 33
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 20 11 0 0 0 31
FUJITSU LIMITED 5 6 7 5 7 30
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 2 4 11 13 30
QUALCOMM, INC. 10 3 5 8 3 29
MAGIQ TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6 5 11 6 0 28
HITACHI, LTD 7 6 3 5 6 27
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 2 10 7 5 26
CERTICOM CORPORATION 5 6 3 6 4 24
NEC CORPORATION 4 3 5 3 8 23
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 4 6 4 4 2 20
NAGRAVISION S.A. 3 1 4 8 4 20
STMICROELECTRONICS S.A. 0 7 0 8 5 20
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 0 6 6 5 19
HARRIS CORP. 2 2 5 1 7 17
THOMSON LICENSING 3 4 5 2 3 17
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 2 2 7 3 16
NDS LIMITED 0 7 0 2 7 16
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 3 2 2 6 3 16
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 3 2 3 2 15
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 2 2 6 3 2 15
FRANCE TELECOM 2 4 2 4 2 14
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 1 3 9 0 14
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 1 2 6 3 13
GEMALTO SA 0 0 4 6 2 12
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2 2 2 2 4 12
BBN TECHNOLOGIES CORP. 2 4 3 2 0 11
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 2 1 0 2 6 11
RED HAT, INC. 0 0 0 1 9 10
SCIENTIFIC-ATLANTA, INC. 3 0 6 1 0 10
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 1 3 4 2 0 10
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 3 2 4 9
APPLE, INC. 0 0 3 1 5 9
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM AG 3 2 1 2 1 9
GEMPLUS 5 4 0 0 0 9
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 2 2 2 9
KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 1 2 2 4 9
NXP B.V. 2 1 2 0 4 9
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 4 9
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 2 3 0 3 9
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 1 0 3 2 3 9
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 0 2 7 9
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 5 2 0 1 0 8
MARVELL INTERNATIONAL LTD. 0 1 0 5 2 8
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY 3 2 2 0 1 8
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
STMICROELECTRONICS S.R.L. 1 1 2 3 1 8
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 1 0 1 3 3 8
VOLTAGE SECURITY, INC. 0 1 3 0 4 8
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 0 1 0 3 3 7
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 3 7
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 0 1 2 3 7
MACROVISION CORPORATION 2 2 2 1 0 7
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. 0 0 0 3 4 7
ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 2 7
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 0 0 4 3 0 7
CRYPTOGRAPHY RESEARCH, INC. 0 0 3 3 0 6
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 2 6
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 0 1 3 1 1 6
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 4 2 0 0 0 6
XILINX, INC. 1 2 1 2 0 6
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 1 3 5
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 0 0 5 0 0 5
AGERE SYSTEMS INC. 1 0 3 1 0 5
ELCOMSOFT CO. LTD. 0 0 1 3 1 5
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 1 5
GIESECKE & DEVRIENT GMBH 1 0 3 0 1 5
LSI CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
NETAPP, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 1 0 2 2 5
SILICON IMAGE, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
TECSEC INCORPORATED 1 0 0 2 2 5


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