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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 705, DP: Financial, Business Practice, Management, or Cost/Price Determination (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
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 148 195 248 430 404 1425
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 77 112 132 187 237 745
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 14 73 92 59 241
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 23 32 48 69 63 235
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 4 18 31 96 84 233
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 10 18 32 58 76 194
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 17 19 32 67 44 179
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 5 24 50 70 149
SONY CORPORATION 21 35 26 41 21 144
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 16 13 21 42 47 139
EBAY INC. 3 9 10 38 62 122
INTUIT, INC. 0 3 7 47 64 121
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 7 22 43 31 103
PITNEY-BOWES, INC. 13 23 13 26 27 102
FIRST DATA CORPORATION 9 16 21 30 22 98
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION (USAA) 0 0 3 38 57 98
FUJITSU LIMITED 21 33 10 16 13 93
GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. 13 18 8 20 29 88
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 9 9 7 35 25 85
YAHOO, INC. 2 6 9 24 36 77
BGC PARTNERS, INC. 0 3 14 35 24 76
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 13 10 14 23 16 76
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 2 17 9 35 10 73
I2 TECHNOLOGIES US, INC. 10 17 15 21 10 73
GOOGLE, INC. 0 1 5 28 38 72
MORGAN STANLEY 1 4 11 36 16 68
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 0 1 5 17 39 62
NCR CORPORATION 14 15 8 16 5 58
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 0 0 0 3 52 55
FANNIE MAE 0 2 5 27 21 55
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 8 8 9 11 19 55
HITACHI, LTD 14 12 8 15 6 55
CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE, INC. 2 6 8 12 25 53
AMAZON.COM, INC. 9 11 5 15 12 52
UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC. 5 6 8 19 14 52
VISA U.S.A., INC. 1 2 3 22 24 52
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. 1 2 5 11 30 49
WESTERN UNION COMPANY 1 2 9 12 25 49
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 5 14 9 8 9 45
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 1 1 2 16 25 45
STAMPS.COM INC. 11 4 5 14 10 44
CHECKFREE CORPORATION 6 6 6 16 9 43
COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION 0 9 2 20 12 43
HEALTH HERO NETWORK, INC. 2 0 6 13 21 42
DIEBOLD INCORPORATED 7 9 17 7 1 41
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 4 5 17 11 40
FAIR ISAAC CORPORATION 6 6 2 15 10 39
FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP. 1 5 6 12 14 38
THE NASDAQ OMX GROUP, INC. 0 2 3 18 13 36
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 9 5 13 7 35
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 2 2 2 17 12 35
CONTENTGUARD HOLDINGS, INC. 10 5 3 10 5 33
TERADATA US, INC. 0 8 6 15 4 33
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 3 6 9 9 6 33
BOEING COMPANY 2 1 7 16 6 32
CFPH, L.L.C. 0 2 7 12 11 32
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 2 8 14 8 32
XEROX CORPORATION 3 0 3 8 18 32
ACCENTURE LLP 5 16 4 6 0 31
ARIBA, INC. 6 5 8 7 5 31
CERNER INNOVATION, INC. 0 1 3 8 19 31
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 4 6 7 7 6 30
AOL LLC 4 4 3 11 7 29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, POSTAL SERVICE 1 2 3 11 12 29
NOKIA CORPORATION 5 7 6 8 2 28
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 7 3 5 6 7 28
AT&T CORP. 2 16 5 3 0 26
NEOPOST TECHNOLOGIES 1 0 4 12 9 26
PIPELINE FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. 1 2 1 4 16 24
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 3 1 9 11 24
VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION 0 1 2 9 12 24
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 9 2 1 6 5 23
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION 6 7 4 4 2 23
EBS GROUP LIMITED 1 3 2 6 10 22
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 0 0 4 4 14 22
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 0 0 3 11 7 21
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 4 4 0 8 5 21
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 12 0 0 1 21
APPLE, INC. 1 2 1 9 7 20
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 1 1 2 10 6 20
FORD MOTOR COMPANY 4 2 7 4 3 20
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. 0 0 3 5 11 19
CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. 1 4 2 5 7 19
ISLAND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 0 0 2 12 5 19
MEDCO HEALTH SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 2 4 7 5 19
WALGREEN CO. 1 1 1 8 8 19
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. 0 2 0 5 12 19
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 6 3 2 6 18
INTEL CORPORATION 2 8 3 3 2 18
MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1 2 2 7 6 18
REARDEN COMMERCE, INC. 0 0 3 8 7 18
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 2 7 3 4 2 18
GENWORTH FINANCIAL, INC. 0 1 5 6 5 17
ITG SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 1 3 4 8 17
NEC CORPORATION 4 8 1 3 1 17
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 4 11 0 1 0 16
CATALINA MARKETING CORPORATION 2 3 1 3 7 16
CEATS, INC. 0 1 6 6 3 16
CHICAGO BOARD OPTIONS EXCHANGE, INCORPORATED 0 3 3 6 4 16
HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.) 2 2 8 3 1 16
THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. 0 0 1 6 9 16
VERSATA DEVELOPMENT GROUP, INC. 0 1 2 6 7 16
YAMAHA CORPORATION 0 3 2 5 6 16
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY 0 0 2 4 9 15
COMBINENET, INC. 1 1 6 6 1 15
DEMANDTEC, INC. 5 1 2 4 3 15
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 2 3 3 4 3 15
INGENIX, INC. 1 1 2 6 5 15
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 2 5 1 3 4 15
OMX TECHNOLOGY AB 0 4 0 9 2 15
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 1 5 3 5 1 15
UTBK, INC. 2 3 3 2 5 15
YT ACQUISITION CORPORATION 0 2 9 4 0 15
AMERICAN WELL INC. 0 0 1 5 8 14
INVENTION SCIENCE FUND I, LLC 0 0 0 4 10 14
ITA SOFTWARE, INC. 1 3 1 3 6 14
TARGET BRANDS, INC. 1 1 4 2 6 14
UBS AG 0 3 2 5 4 14
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. 2 2 4 3 2 13
EXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 2 10 13
FRANCOTYP-POSTALIA AG & CO. KG 4 1 3 2 3 13
ICAP SERVICES NORTH AMERICA LLC 0 0 1 8 4 13
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 0 1 4 5 3 13
PROMONTORY INTERFINANCIAL NETWORK, LLC 0 2 3 0 8 13
PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA 1 2 0 6 4 13
SIGNATURE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 3 7 3 13
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 4 5 2 2 0 13
SWISS REINSURANCE COMPANY LTD. 0 0 2 7 4 13
SYMBOL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 2 5 0 13
TICKETMASTER L.L.C. 0 0 1 6 6 13
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 2 5 5 12
CITICORP DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. 2 3 2 1 4 12
FMR LLC 0 0 2 2 8 12
GE CORPORATE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 5 2 1 1 3 12
PAYPAL. INC. 2 1 4 2 3 12
PRICELINE.COM INC. 1 3 1 4 3 12
QURIO HOLDINGS, INC. 0 3 2 4 3 12
TEXTURA CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 6 12
WEST CORPORATION 2 2 0 5 3 12
ACS STATE & LOCAL SOLUTIONS, INC. 1 0 1 6 3 11
CANTOR INDEX LLC 1 0 0 5 5 11
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 1 1 0 5 4 11
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 2 2 1 2 4 11
SIEMENS POWER TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION, INC. 1 10 0 0 0 11
VERIZON BUSINESS GLOBAL LLC 3 0 3 3 2 11
VESTA MEDICAL, LLC 0 2 8 1 0 11
CITIBANK N.A. 0 2 2 3 3 10
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. 2 0 1 5 2 10
CORELOGIC INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 0 3 7 10
SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 0 6 2 2 10
SL PATENT HOLDINGS LLC 3 4 1 1 1 10
W.W. GRAINGER, INC. 4 2 0 3 1 10
WEATHER RISK SOLUTIONS LLC 0 0 3 4 3 10
ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 1 1 0 7 9
ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS, INC. 0 0 0 1 8 9
BLOOMBERG L.P. 0 1 3 4 1 9
COMPUCREDIT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS CORP. II 0 0 0 5 4 9
IPF, INC. 0 1 3 3 2 9
JDA SOFTWARE GROUP, INC. 1 0 1 3 4 9
MCKESSON FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LIMITED 0 1 0 2 6 9
PHOENIX LICENSING, LLC 0 0 0 5 4 9
PROCTER + GAMBLE COMPANY 2 2 0 2 3 9
QUALCOMM, INC. 2 0 1 3 3 9
RAYTHEON COMPANY 0 0 0 3 6 9
ROSENTHAL COLLINS GROUP, L.L.C. 0 0 5 3 1 9
SYMANTEC CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 6 9
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON 0 1 1 4 3 9
THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC. 0 2 2 2 3 9
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY 0 3 2 3 0 8
CYBERSOURCE CORPORATION 0 2 0 2 4 8
DIAMOND REVIEW, INC. 0 1 0 6 1 8
DIEBOLD SELF SERVICE SYSTEMS, A DIVISION OF DIEBOLD, INCORPORATED 0 0 2 6 0 8
EFFICIENT AUCTIONS LLC 2 3 0 2 1 8
EWINWIN, INC. 1 0 1 5 1 8
HEALTHTRIO LLC 0 0 0 6 2 8
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 2 2 1 3 8
MORGAN STANLEY DEAN WITTER & CO. 1 0 5 2 0 8
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE INC. 1 0 1 5 1 8
NYSE AMEX LLC 0 0 0 3 5 8
PEROT SYSTEMS CORPORATION 3 2 0 3 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 1 2 4 8
STIKINE TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 4 2 0 2 8
SUNRISE R& D HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 0 6 2 8
SYNCADA LLC. 0 0 1 3 4 8
THE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET, INC. 6 2 0 0 0 8
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 0 2 1 3 2 8
VISICU, INC. 0 7 1 0 0 8
VISTAPRINT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 1 2 2 3 8
A9.COM, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
CASHEDGE, INC. 0 3 2 1 1 7
CBS INTERACTIVE, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
CITICORP CREDIT SERVICES, INC. 1 2 0 1 3 7
CREDITEX GROUP INC. 0 0 1 5 1 7
E-2 INTERACTIVE, INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
ECLIPSYS CORPORATION 0 0 0 5 2 7
FRANCE TELECOM 1 0 2 4 0 7
GO DADDY GROUP, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC. 0 0 5 2 0 7
MERRILL LYNCH & COMPANY, INC. 1 0 0 6 0 7
METAVANTE CORPORATION 0 2 0 3 2 7
NEC INFRONTIA CORPORATION 0 1 4 0 2 7
NEW MARKET SOLUTIONS, LLC 1 1 0 5 0 7
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 0 1 1 3 2 7
NIPPON TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORP. 2 1 1 2 1 7
NOVELL, INC. 1 1 2 3 0 7
PAYMENTECH, L.P. 2 0 0 3 2 7
RBC CAPITAL MARKETS CORPORATION 0 0 2 5 0 7
SHUTTERFLY, INC. 1 2 1 0 3 7
STARMINE CORPORATION 1 0 4 1 1 7
SWISSCOM MOBILE AG 3 1 3 0 0 7
TRAVELOCITY.COM LP 1 2 1 1 2 7
UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
VENDAVO, INC. 2 0 2 1 2 7
VERINT AMERICAS INC. 0 0 1 1 5 7
YODLEE.COM, INC. 0 0 0 3 4 7
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 0 0 2 2 2 6
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 2 1 1 6
BUZZMETRICS LTD 3 1 0 2 0 6
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC 0 1 0 1 4 6
ECHARGE CORPORATION 1 0 2 1 2 6
ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION 4 2 0 0 0 6
EQUIFAX INC. 0 0 1 2 3 6
FINANCIAL ENGINES, INC. 1 1 0 3 1 6
FOLIO (FN), INC. 0 0 3 1 2 6
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 2 1 0 1 2 6
GENESIS FINANCIAL PRODUCTS, INC. 0 1 2 1 2 6
IMS SOFTWARE SERVICES, LTD. 0 0 3 0 3 6
MCAFEE, INC. 0 0 1 4 1 6
MOTOROLA, INC. 2 1 1 2 0 6
NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 6 6
OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC 0 0 1 1 4 6
PAYBYCLICK CORPORATION 3 2 0 1 0 6
PIONEER CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 0 6
QTC MANAGEMENT, INC. 0 0 2 2 2 6
RESEARCH AFFILIATES, LLC 0 0 2 3 1 6
RPX-LV ACQUISITION LLC 0 0 1 1 4 6
SOFTBANKBB CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY 0 2 0 1 3 6
TEQ DEVELOPMENT 3 1 1 1 0 6
THOMSON LICENSING 2 1 0 2 1 6
TRURISK, LLC 1 1 2 1 1 6
UAT, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
XPRT VENTURES, LLC 0 0 6 0 0 6
ALCATEL-LUCENT USA INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
ALGORITHMICS SOFTWARE LLC 0 2 0 0 3 5
ALMOND NET, INC. 0 2 0 2 1 5
AMADEUS S.A.S. 0 0 0 3 2 5
AMDOCS SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED 0 1 1 0 3 5
ANVITA, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
AOL ADVERTISING INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ASSET TRUST, INC. 0 0 2 1 2 5
AUDIBLE MAGIC CORPORATION 0 1 1 3 0 5
BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION 5 0 0 0 0 5
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION, PLC 1 3 0 0 1 5
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 0 1 0 3 5
CARDINALCOMMERCE CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
CATERPILLAR INC. 0 1 1 1 2 5
CELERITAS TECHNOLOGIES, L.L.C. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CITADEL INVESTMENT GROUP, L.L.C. 0 0 2 0 3 5
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
CONVERGYS CMG UTAH INC. 0 0 3 1 1 5
CYBERSETTLE HOLDINGS, INC. 1 0 0 4 0 5
DEMANTRA LTD 2 1 0 0 2 5
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
DUN & BRADSTREET, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
EMC CORPORATION 0 0 1 1 3 5
EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION 1 1 0 3 0 5
EPIC SYSTEMS CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
EPOCRATES, INC. 1 0 2 1 1 5
ESPEED, INC. 2 1 2 0 0 5
EXBIBLIO B.V. 0 0 2 3 0 5
EXPEDIA, INC. 1 1 0 3 0 5
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY PTY. LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
FX ALLIANCE, LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
GOFIGURE PAYMENTS, LLC 0 0 0 5 0 5
GRAFF/ROSS HOLDINGS 2 0 1 1 1 5
H.J.J., INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
HARRIS CORP. 2 0 2 0 1 5
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 0 0 2 3 5
HUMANA INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
IEX CORPORATION 1 1 0 2 1 5
IMD SOFT LTD. 0 0 0 3 2 5
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
INVENDA CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
IPASS, INC. 0 1 0 3 1 5
KROGER COMPANY 0 0 1 2 2 5
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 0 2 1 1 5
MORGAN STANLEY CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 0 1 0 2 2 5
NDCHEALTH CORPORATION 0 0 1 2 2 5
NEOPOST INDUSTRIE 1 1 0 1 2 5
NEOPOST LIMITED 0 3 0 1 1 5
NETDEPOSIT, INC. 2 2 1 0 0 5
NORITSU KOKI CO., LTD. 0 1 2 2 0 5
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
NUMODA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
OCEAN TOMO, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
ODS-PETRODATA, INC. 0 1 3 1 0 5
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 4 1 5
ORBIS PATENTS LTD. 0 1 3 0 1 5
PANALEC, LTD. 3 0 0 2 0 5
PE SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 1 0 4 5
PPI TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, LP 0 0 1 3 1 5
PRICELOCK, INC. 0 0 0 0 5 5
PRIMEX HOLDINGS LLC 1 1 2 0 1 5
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 0 0 1 3 1 5
SABRE INC. 1 4 0 0 0 5
SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 2 0 0 1 2 5
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO. 0 0 0 4 1 5
SUPERMEDIA LLC 0 0 0 3 2 5
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. 0 0 2 0 3 5
THE TICKET RESERVE, INC. 0 1 2 2 0 5
TRADEWEB MARKETS LLC 0 1 0 3 1 5
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CORP. 0 3 1 1 0 5
TRUE CHOICE SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NAVY 1 1 1 2 0 5
VIDEOMINING CORPORATION 0 0 0 0 5 5
VOLT INFORMATION SCIENCES, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
WEBTRENDS, INC. 0 0 3 0 2 5


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