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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 719, Interprogram Communication or Interprocess Communication (Ipc) (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 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Total
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 24 81 93 90 55 343
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 35 57 55 43 96 286
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 9 16 33 26 85
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 13 19 20 1 0 53
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 5 11 16 7 7 46
INTEL CORPORATION 6 8 7 8 8 37
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 5 7 5 7 12 36
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 0 4 6 13 6 29
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 14 10 24
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 5 4 4 23
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 5 7 9 0 21
EMC CORPORATION 0 1 7 5 3 16
APPLE, INC. 1 2 2 5 5 15
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 3 3 3 2 15
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 1 7 0 5 1 14
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 1 1 0 7 4 13
NOKIA CORPORATION 3 0 3 4 1 11
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 2 3 4 2 11
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 3 2 3 3 0 11
UNISYS CORPORATION 2 4 3 1 0 10
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 2 1 1 2 3 9
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 1 2 5 1 9
HITACHI, LTD 0 2 3 2 2 9
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 2 3 2 1 1 9
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 0 4 3 2 9
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 1 1 0 3 3 8
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 0 3 3 0 8
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 1 3 0 4 8
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 2 1 2 2 8
SONY CORPORATION 2 4 0 0 1 7
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 0 2 1 3 1 7
GOOGLE, INC. 0 1 1 2 2 6
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 1 1 1 0 3 6
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 1 2 1 1 6
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 2 2 0 0 2 6
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 2 2 5
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 0 1 2 0 2 5
IONA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 2 1 0 2 5
MCAFEE, INC. 0 1 0 4 0 5
NEXT SOFTWARE, INC. 0 0 4 0 1 5
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 1 2 1 0 1 5
TOPIA TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5


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