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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 715, DP: Presentation Processing of Document, Operator Interface Processing, and Screen Saver Display Processing (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
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 178 271 314 318 206 1287
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 129 117 208 179 202 835
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 49 35 37 86 48 255
APPLE, INC. 10 21 41 73 69 214
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 16 35 43 76 43 213
ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC. 15 17 25 57 64 178
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 34 17 33 47 36 167
SONY CORPORATION 13 18 32 47 31 141
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 18 24 22 19 36 119
ORACLE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 11 14 13 22 27 87
RICOH COMPANY, LTD. 11 11 21 26 15 84
XEROX CORPORATION 20 10 11 23 15 79
FUJITSU LIMITED 22 16 12 14 6 70
GOOGLE, INC. 6 3 16 17 26 68
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 7 5 11 19 26 68
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD. 13 13 9 15 13 63
NOKIA CORPORATION 12 6 9 23 12 62
YAHOO, INC. 1 4 10 14 28 57
AOL LLC 9 12 11 11 12 55
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 3 3 7 23 16 52
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION 7 5 7 14 15 48
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 6 5 10 12 11 44
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 5 5 10 9 13 42
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 3 11 13 12 39
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. 13 7 13 6 0 39
PANASONIC CORPORATION 0 0 8 13 14 35
INTEL CORPORATION 7 10 5 5 5 32
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5 4 8 11 3 31
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 10 9 5 2 5 31
AUTODESK, INC. 4 2 12 7 4 29
EMC CORPORATION 0 8 6 7 8 29
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 1 6 6 6 7 26
INTUIT, INC. 0 0 1 9 14 24
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 9 2 1 4 6 22
BEA SYSTEMS, INC. 2 3 4 10 1 20
HITACHI, LTD 8 2 5 3 2 20
EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY 1 3 1 4 10 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 2 5 5 4 3 19
SIEBEL SYSTEMS, INC. 5 0 2 10 2 19
FUJIFILM CORPORATION 1 5 5 4 3 18
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 1 4 4 7 17
COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC. 4 3 2 5 2 16
THOMSON LICENSING 2 2 3 4 5 16
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 1 2 5 5 14
PALM, INC. 1 2 5 5 0 13
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 2 0 4 4 3 13
SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS AB 0 1 2 7 3 13
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. 0 3 2 1 6 12
NEC CORPORATION 1 5 2 1 3 12
ORACLE AMERICA, INC. 0 0 0 8 4 12
YAMAHA CORPORATION 3 2 2 3 2 12
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES GMBH 0 4 3 3 1 11
BUSINESS OBJECTS SOFTWARE LTD. 0 1 0 4 6 11
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 2 4 2 0 3 11
AVAYA TECHNOLOGY CORP. 3 0 1 4 2 10
BOEING COMPANY 3 1 0 3 3 10
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 8 2 0 0 0 10
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 2 4 2 10
SAS INSTITUTE, INC. 1 0 2 5 2 10
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS USA, INC. 0 2 2 4 2 10
THE MATH WORKS, INC. 0 1 2 3 4 10
VISTAPRINT TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED 0 3 2 3 2 10
GATEWAY 2000, INC. 4 2 1 2 0 9
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 1 1 0 7 9
NBOR CORPORATION 2 1 3 2 1 9
NTT DOCOMO, INC. 2 1 2 1 3 9
SILVERBROOK RESEARCH PTY. LTD 3 4 1 0 1 9
EBAY INC. 0 1 1 3 3 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 2 0 3 2 8
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 1 2 1 3 1 8
MOTOROLA, INC. 4 1 3 0 0 8
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 2 0 2 3 1 8
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 2 1 1 1 3 8
ALCATEL LUCENT 0 1 2 2 2 7
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. 1 3 0 2 1 7
AVID TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
CYPRESS SEMICONDUCTOR CORP. 0 2 0 1 4 7
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 1 1 2 2 7
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 1 0 0 3 3 7
KYOCERA MITA CORPORATION 0 0 3 2 2 7
MCAFEE, INC. 2 0 1 3 1 7
NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED 1 2 2 0 2 7
OPEN INVENTION NETWORK, LLC 2 1 1 2 1 7
RED HAT, INC. 0 1 0 4 2 7
SIEMENS MEDICAL SOLUTIONS HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION 3 1 2 1 0 7
TRADING TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 0 0 2 1 4 7
ACCESS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 0 5 6
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC. 0 6 0 0 0 6
BUSINESS INTEGRITY LIMITED 0 3 1 1 1 6
CORE MOBILITY, INC. 0 4 0 2 0 6
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 2 2 0 1 1 6
LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD 2 2 2 0 0 6
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
NOVELL, INC. 0 2 1 2 1 6
PALMSOURCE INC. 1 2 3 0 0 6
TVWORKS, LLC 0 0 2 3 1 6
UNISYS CORPORATION 3 1 1 1 0 6
VERIZON LABORATORIES INC. 2 0 0 3 1 6
CITRIX SYSTEMS, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
DASSAULT SYSTEMES 0 0 0 4 1 5
DIGEO, INC. 3 1 1 0 0 5
FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC. 1 0 0 1 3 5
IMMERSION CORPORATION 1 0 0 1 3 5
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 0 0 2 2 1 5
JLB VENTURES LLC 0 1 2 1 1 5
KONICA CORPORATION 2 1 2 0 0 5
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 3 2 0 0 0 5
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC RESEARCH LABORATORIES, INC. 0 3 2 0 0 5
NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
REALNETWORKS, INC. 1 0 1 1 2 5
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 1 1 3 5
SCHLUCKTRONIX LLC 3 1 0 0 1 5
SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION 1 1 1 0 2 5
VERIZON CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP INC. 1 1 2 0 1 5
YODLEE.COM, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5


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