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U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Patent Technology Monitoring Team (PTMT)

Patenting In Technology Classes,
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2011 - 2015 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 355, Photocopying

( 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 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total
ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. 93 98 119 171 161 642
NIKON CORPORATION 76 93 100 104 75 448
CARL ZEISS SMT GMBH 30 42 49 51 88 260
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 58 67 46 34 29 234
ASML HOLDING N.V. 12 8 10 18 15 63
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 7 7 5 7 16 42
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 6 5 6 5 9 31
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 7 2 1 3 9 22
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 2 4 6 1 21
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 3 1 0 7 6 17
TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED 4 2 3 4 3 16
V TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 3 10 15
SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 2 2 7 11
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 2 2 3 1 10
MAPPER LITHOGRAPHY IP B.V. 0 1 1 1 6 9
MEDIA LARIO S.R.L. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CORNING INCORPORATED 0 3 2 1 0 6
ORC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. 4 1 1 0 0 6
MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 1 1 1 0 5
NAN YA TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 0 2 1 2 0 5
SHANGHAI MICRO ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT CO., LTD. 2 2 0 0 1 5
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY 0 1 1 2 1 5



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