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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 707, DP: Database and File Management or Data Structures (Data Processing)

( 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 BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 276 366 480 640 719 2481
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 200 286 515 619 388 2008
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 76 83 95 186 198 638
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 43 63 127 188 123 544
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 78 73 72 163 135 521
YAHOO, INC. 6 26 64 154 155 405
GOOGLE, INC. 16 29 58 121 167 391
HITACHI, LTD 59 41 52 62 81 295
EMC CORPORATION 21 23 50 69 68 231
SONY CORPORATION 25 17 43 59 62 206
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 31 25 31 62 48 197
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 14 14 25 42 37 132
FUJITSU LIMITED 21 25 14 31 31 122
NETAPP, INC. 0 2 20 46 54 122
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 45 24 37 10 2 118
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 2 17 21 46 27 113
APPLE, INC. 1 7 14 44 36 102
TERADATA US, INC. 0 6 17 40 39 102
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 8 22 23 35 88
NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC. 18 21 13 20 16 88
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 11 9 15 22 25 82
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 3 7 4 24 39 77
AOL LLC 14 9 14 19 19 75
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 6 16 11 19 18 70
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 8 13 17 31 69
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 3 3 18 26 18 68
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 39 29 68
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 3 6 30 28 67
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 16 16 15 18 1 66
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 12 7 15 20 11 65
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 3 5 7 22 27 64
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC. 2 6 12 21 22 63
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 6 5 13 22 14 60
NOKIA CORPORATION 12 8 6 17 16 59
UNISYS CORPORATION 13 20 12 7 7 59
XEROX CORPORATION 8 11 10 18 11 58
INTEL CORPORATION 13 14 12 11 6 56
RED HAT, INC. 0 2 2 25 23 52
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 2 2 8 15 23 50
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 8 8 20 11 50
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 9 6 8 13 10 46
EBAY INC. 0 2 6 17 17 42
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 1 8 5 27 41
NOVELL, INC. 5 3 9 16 8 41
NCR CORPORATION 26 8 3 0 0 37
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 9 19 9 37
AT&T CORP. 10 13 5 7 0 35
A9.COM, INC. 2 4 4 10 14 34
INTUIT, INC. 0 1 3 13 16 33
NEC CORPORATION 4 3 2 15 7 31
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 4 6 6 9 6 31
BOEING COMPANY 2 4 1 15 8 30
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 3 3 8 7 9 30
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 3 5 4 10 6 28
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 7 2 6 6 7 28
NETLOGIC MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 8 11 7 28
SYBASE, INC. 4 4 2 11 7 28
BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD. 0 0 5 12 9 26
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 0 1 6 7 12 26
NHN CORPORATION 0 0 3 14 7 24
SALESFORCE.COM, INC. 1 0 2 7 13 23
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 0 2 4 12 5 23
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 4 3 4 8 4 23
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 0 7 5 9 22
BMC SOFTWARE, INC. 3 0 3 10 5 21
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 0 3 6 11 21
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 12 7 0 0 0 19
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 4 3 2 5 5 19
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 5 5 3 5 0 18
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 0 0 0 11 7 18
IAC SEARCH & MEDIA, INC. 2 4 1 5 6 18
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 1 0 1 6 10 18
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 3 1 3 6 4 17
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 5 4 7 17
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 5 2 1 2 7 17
OVERTURE SERVICES, INC. 9 7 0 1 0 17
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 3 1 4 6 3 17
VEVEO, INC. 0 1 3 6 7 17
ISILON SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 10 4 16
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 4 4 0 3 4 15
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 3 2 3 6 15
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 3 4 3 2 3 15
VERITAS OPERATING CORPORATION 13 1 0 1 0 15
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 0 5 3 4 14
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 4 0 0 10 0 14
ALCATEL LUCENT 1 1 4 3 4 13
IRON MOUNTAIN INCORPORATED 1 0 3 7 2 13
JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. 0 1 2 6 4 13
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 1 1 3 8 0 13
SEISINT, INC. 2 2 0 7 2 13
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 3 2 1 0 13
THOMSON LICENSING 1 1 1 7 3 13
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 1 5 5 1 12
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC. 0 1 2 3 6 12
GRAVIC, INC. 2 1 3 3 3 12
HYPERION SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 3 4 1 3 1 12
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 0 3 3 6 0 12
MICROSTRATEGY, INC. 5 2 1 0 4 12
NAVTEQ NORTH AMERICA, LLC. 1 1 1 5 4 12
NETEZZA CORPORATION 2 3 3 3 1 12
QURIO HOLDINGS, INC. 0 1 2 6 3 12
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 0 0 0 4 8 12
BUSINESS OBJECTS, S.A. 4 1 0 2 4 11
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 1 1 5 3 11
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 3 2 1 1 4 11
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 0 0 3 2 6 11
TREND MICRO, INC. 0 0 4 2 5 11
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 0 2 8 10
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 0 4 4 1 10
FRANCE TELECOM 1 1 3 2 3 10
HARRIS CORP. 2 0 1 4 3 10
MCAFEE, INC. 0 0 1 5 4 10
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 0 3 3 2 2 10
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 0 2 7 1 10
THE WEB ACCESS, INC. 6 1 0 3 0 10
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, THE REGENTS OF 1 0 2 2 5 10
BURNSIDE ACQUISITION, LLC 1 7 1 0 0 9
COGNOS INCORPORATED 5 4 0 0 0 9
CROSSROADS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 4 1 4 9
ENDECA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 2 1 5 9
EXPANSE NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 3 6 9
LSI CORPORATION 1 0 3 1 4 9
PALM, INC. 2 0 4 2 1 9
QNX SOFTWARE SYSTEMS GMBH & CO. KG 0 3 1 1 4 9
SONICWALL, INC. 0 0 1 4 4 9
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 3 4 0 0 9
TURBO DATA LABORATORIES INC. 2 1 1 1 4 9
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 1 0 0 4 4 9
ACTUATE CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 2 8
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 7 1 0 0 8
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 8 0 0 0 0 8
CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 3 4 8
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 1 2 1 3 8
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 0 2 1 2 3 8
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 2 0 1 2 3 8
NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA, INC. 0 1 0 5 2 8
PALMSOURCE INC. 0 2 1 5 0 8
PIONEER CORPORATION 2 0 1 1 4 8
QUEST SOFTWARE, INC. 1 1 1 1 4 8
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 1 2 2 1 8
RAYTHEON COMPANY 1 1 1 2 3 8
REALNETWORKS, INC. 0 1 1 5 1 8
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 3 2 8
VMWARE, INC. 0 0 0 4 4 8
WEST SERVICES, INC. 0 0 4 3 1 8
AB INITIO TECHNOLOGY LLC 0 0 1 2 4 7
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE 1 0 3 0 3 7
BEYONDCORE, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 3 3 7
CATERPILLAR INC. 1 2 1 1 2 7
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 1 4 2 7
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 3 3 1 0 7
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 1 1 2 1 2 7
INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. 0 0 0 4 3 7
INNOPATH SOFTWARE, INC. 1 2 0 2 2 7
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
LYCOS, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 2 1 2 7
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 0 3 2 2 0 7
PERMABIT TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 2 2 2 7
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 3 1 2 1 7
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 2 0 2 2 1 7
STRANDS, INC. 0 0 0 4 3 7
SWSOFT HOLDINGS, LTD. 2 3 1 1 0 7
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 1 2 0 2 2 7
THOMSON REUTERS GLOBAL RESOURCES 0 0 3 1 3 7
UBS AG 0 0 3 2 2 7
ALGEBRAIX DATA CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
AMDOCS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 0 0 4 2 6
ATTENEX CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 0 6
AUTODESK, INC. 0 1 1 1 3 6
BAYNOTE, INC. 0 0 2 4 0 6
CLARIA CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 0 6
DATADOMAIN, INC. 0 2 2 2 0 6
DATASCOUT, INC. 0 0 0 6 0 6
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
IANYWHERE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 3 1 1 6
INITIATE SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 3 2 0 6
INSTITUTE FOR INFORMATION INDUSTRY 0 0 0 1 5 6
INTELLISYNC CORPORATION 3 1 1 0 1 6
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
JUMPTAP, INC. 0 0 2 3 1 6
KAYAK SOFTWARE CORPORATION 0 0 2 3 1 6
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 3 0 1 1 1 6
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 2 0 2 1 1 6
NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY 0 0 3 2 1 6
OLYMPUS CORPORATION 3 0 2 1 0 6
PARALLELS HOLDINGS, LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
PERFECT SEARCH CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 3 6
PILLAR DATA SYSTEMS, INC. 1 1 0 4 0 6
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 3 0 1 2 0 6
PIXAR 0 0 1 2 3 6
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION 1 1 1 3 0 6
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 2 6
SIEMENS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE INC. 0 2 1 1 2 6
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA INC. 1 0 1 1 3 6
TELENOR ASA 1 0 1 4 0 6
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED 2 2 1 1 0 6
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY 2 0 1 1 2 6
WEBROOT SOFTWARE, INC. 0 3 3 0 0 6
ALPINE ELECTRONICS INC. 1 0 3 0 1 5
AMAZON.COM, INC. 1 1 1 2 0 5
ARENA SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
AT& T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 5 0 0 0 0 5
AUDIENCESCIENCE INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CHACHA SEARCH, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 1 2 1 1 0 5
DUN & BRADSTREET, INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
EMBARQ HOLDINGS COMPANY LLC 0 0 1 4 0 5
EXPERIAN MARKETING SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
F5 NETWORKS, INC., 0 0 2 1 2 5
FACEBOOK, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
FACTIVA, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 2 1 0 1 5
INFOBLOX, INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
INFORMATICA CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
INQUIRA, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
IXREVEAL, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
JUSTSYSTEMS EVANS RESEARCH INC. 0 4 0 0 1 5
KONTERA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 0 1 3 0 5
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
MATHON SYSTEMS, INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
MEKIKI CO., LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
METATOMIX, INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
MICROSOFT INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS B.V. 0 0 0 3 2 5
MOTOROLA, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
MYPOINTS.COM INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
NEON ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, INC. 1 2 0 2 0 5
NVIDIA CORPORATION 0 0 3 1 1 5
OKI ELECTRIC INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
ORACLE CORPORATION 1 1 2 0 1 5
PREMIER INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATES, LLC 0 0 0 4 1 5
QUANTUM CORP. (CA) 1 1 0 1 2 5
SANBOLIC, INC. 0 1 3 0 1 5
SANDISK IL LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 0 5
SENTILLION INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
SONIC SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
TARGIT A/S 0 0 1 3 1 5
TIGERLOGIC CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
TROUX TECHNOLOGIES 0 0 2 1 2 5
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 0 1 0 2 2 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 0 0 1 4 0 5
UT-BATTELLE, LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 1 1 0 2 1 5
WEBSENSE, INC. 2 0 1 0 2 5
XILINX, INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5


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