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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 368, Horology: Time Measuring Systems or Devices

( 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 31 36 25 37 34 163
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION 9 9 10 20 17 65
SEIKO INSTRUMENTS INC. 17 18 15 5 7 62
ETA SA MANUFACTURE HORLOGERE SUISSE 7 12 13 8 5 45
MONTRES BREGUET S.A. 4 8 8 6 2 28
CASIO COMPUTER CO. LTD. 2 3 4 5 6 20
RICHEMONT INTERNATIONAL SA 1 6 6 2 1 16
TIMEX GROUP B.V. 6 5 2 2 0 15
CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 0 6 0 6 2 14
ASULAB S.A. 5 4 2 2 0 13
ROLEX S.A. 5 1 1 1 5 13
NIKE, INC. 0 0 1 5 5 11
VAUCHER MANUFACTURE FLEURIER S.A. 3 2 2 3 1 11
OMEGA SA 0 1 0 4 4 9
THE SWATCH GROUP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LTD 1 2 1 2 3 9
QUARTEX, A DIVISION OF PRIMEX, INC. 0 5 3 0 0 8
THE SWATCH GROUP MANAGEMENT SERVICES AG 0 4 2 2 0 8
FRANCK MULLER WATCH LAND SA 1 0 3 3 0 7
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 1 2 2 1 1 7
LVMH SWISS MANUFACTURES SA 0 0 0 3 4 7
LANGE UHREN GMBH 2 1 0 1 2 6
HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SAPLING COMPANY, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
VISION WORKS IP CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5


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