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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 463, Amusement Devices: Games

( 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
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY (IGT) 250 248 306 302 232 1338
WMS GAMING, INC. 47 201 178 161 100 687
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 78 150 166 163 120 677
BALLY GAMING, INC. 31 69 95 82 120 397
NINTENDO CO., LTD. 54 77 83 104 71 389
UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 49 97 53 51 66 316
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD. 14 70 94 73 50 301
KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. 31 84 65 36 18 234
ZYNGA, INC. 0 35 43 43 32 153
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 26 33 36 35 3 133
CFPH, L.L.C. 13 27 26 29 13 108
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC 4 21 14 25 27 91
MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC. 10 18 30 20 8 86
ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC. 19 32 10 12 8 81
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SQUARE ENIX 12 16 11 13 18 70
KONAMI GAMING, INC. 3 13 15 17 21 69
DENA CO., LTD. 0 0 4 33 31 68
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 5 12 10 16 18 61
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 11 23 11 5 6 56
SCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LIMITED 4 15 17 11 7 54
SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 12 14 10 11 2 49
SONY CORPORATION 2 2 12 14 18 48
GAMBLIT GAMING, LLC 0 0 3 26 18 47
KABAM, INC. 0 0 2 14 24 40
NAMCO BANDAI GAMES, INC. 6 10 8 10 4 38
CADILLAC JACK INC. 3 0 7 7 15 32
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 5 10 7 7 3 32
ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC. 0 2 9 11 8 30
WALKER DIGITAL, LLC 12 10 7 0 0 29
PATENT INVESTMENT & LICENSING COMPANY 0 5 5 7 8 25
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. 0 0 0 0 23 23
CORK GROUP TRADING LTD. 0 6 7 4 4 21
VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 2 4 5 3 7 21
EMPIRE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT LLC 0 0 0 10 10 20
LEVIATHAN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC 2 6 8 3 0 19
MATTEL INC. 5 6 4 3 1 19
SEGA CORPORATION 9 6 3 0 1 19
ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1 2 7 2 6 18
CANTOR INDEX LLC 1 3 8 5 1 18
GAME PLAY NETWORK, INC. 0 0 0 2 16 18
NOVOMATIC AG 0 6 3 4 5 18
SPIELO INTERNATIONAL CANADA ULC 0 1 8 8 1 18
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 0 4 3 8 2 17
HARMONIX MUSIC SYSTEMS, INC. 2 0 8 6 0 16
STEELSERIES APS 0 1 4 3 8 16
GOOGLE, INC. 0 5 5 3 2 15
KABUSHIKI KAISHA SEGA. 2 6 2 4 0 14
LEAP FORWARD GAMING, INC. 1 4 2 5 2 14
GANZ 1 3 2 5 2 13
OL2, INC. 0 0 4 7 2 13
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE LIMITED 1 2 2 5 3 13
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 2 6 4 12
DIGIDEAL CORPORATION 4 5 2 0 1 12
YAHOO, INC. 2 3 3 4 0 12
CREATIVE KINGDOMS, LLC 2 0 3 4 2 11
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC. 2 2 0 3 4 11
OLYMPIAN GAMING LLC 5 1 1 3 1 11
KYORAKU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 1 2 7 0 10
MQ GAMING, LLC 0 0 1 4 5 10
PALTRONICS AUSTRALASIA PTY LIMITED 2 2 0 3 3 10
PRIMO INNOVO, LLC 0 2 3 3 2 10
PTT, LLC 3 2 0 4 1 10
SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. 0 1 6 3 0 10
SHUFFLE MASTER, INC. 5 5 0 0 0 10
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. 6 3 0 0 0 9
BROADCOM CORPORATION 1 2 3 3 0 9
GAMELOGIC, INC. 9 0 0 0 0 9
KING SHOW GAMES LLC 2 6 1 0 0 9
NHN CORPORATION 5 0 4 0 0 9
UNITED TOTE COMPANY 4 2 1 2 0 9
WARGAMING.NET, LLP 0 0 1 4 4 9
WATERLEAF LIMITED 6 3 0 0 0 9
AGS LLC 0 1 4 0 3 8
AMI ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK, LLC 0 1 2 4 1 8
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 0 0 4 2 2 8
GLOBAL CASH ACCESS, INC. 1 0 1 3 3 8
GTECH CANADA ULC 0 0 0 1 7 8
HASBRO, INC. 2 3 1 1 1 8
IMMERSION CORPORATION 0 1 3 2 2 8
INTEGRATED GROUP ASSETS, INC. 0 5 3 0 0 8
INTRALOT S.A. 0 1 0 2 5 8
LABTRONIX CONCEPT INC. 4 2 2 0 0 8
MILESTONE ENTERTAINMENT LLC 0 2 4 2 0 8
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 3 4 1 0 8
SPIELO INTERNATIONAL AUSTRIA GMBH 0 8 0 0 0 8
TIPPING POINT GROUP, LLC 0 0 2 4 2 8
APPLE, INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
ATLANTIC CITY COIN & SLOT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. 3 4 0 0 0 7
ATRONIC INTERNATIONAL GMBH 6 1 0 0 0 7
CAPCOM CO., LTD. 0 0 4 3 0 7
COLE KEPRO INTERNATIONAL, LLC 4 1 1 1 0 7
DIOGENES LIMITED 0 0 1 4 2 7
ELOTTERY, INC. 2 2 1 2 0 7
INVENTOR HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 1 5 1 7
NIKE, INC. 0 1 3 1 2 7
PLAYTECH SOFTWARE LIMITED 0 0 3 2 2 7
ROBLOX CORPORATION 1 2 0 0 4 7
TETRIS ONLINE, INC. 0 0 6 1 0 7
WINVIEW, INC. 1 0 1 2 3 7
BASSILIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0 1 0 5 0 6
CASE VENTURE MANAGEMENT, LLC 1 3 2 0 0 6
ERNEST MOODY REVOCABLE TRUST 1 2 2 1 0 6
GAMING ENHANCEMENTS, INC. 2 0 2 1 1 6
HON HAI PRECISION IND. CO., LTD. 1 1 3 1 0 6
NOKIA CORPORATION 2 1 1 1 1 6
PARTYGAMING IA LIMITED 0 5 1 0 0 6
SPIELO MANUFACTURING ULC 1 4 1 0 0 6
TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION 1 1 1 2 1 6
WIKIPAD, INC. 0 0 1 0 5 6
AUTOMATED CASH SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 1 4 5
BGC PARTNERS, INC. 0 0 2 3 0 5
BIG PLAY SCORING, LLC 0 0 0 0 5 5
CANTOR INDEX LIMITED 1 1 1 1 1 5
DIAMOND GAME ENTERPRISES, INC. 2 2 0 0 1 5
ETASSE LIMITED 0 1 1 2 1 5
FUTURELOGIC, INC. 1 1 3 0 0 5
GTECH RHODE ISLAND CORPORATION 0 3 1 1 0 5
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 3 1 0 1 0 5
HUMANA INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
INTEL CORPORATION 0 2 0 1 2 5
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 3 1 1 0 0 5
NEXRF, CORP. 0 0 4 1 0 5
NEXTBIT SYSTEMS INC. 0 0 0 3 2 5
NHN ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION 0 0 0 2 3 5
NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. 0 2 1 2 0 5
NOVEL TECH INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 0 0 0 5 0 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 0 2 2 0 1 5
PERFORMANCE DESIGNED PRODUCTS LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT LLC 0 4 0 1 0 5
THINK TEK, INC. 0 1 1 0 3 5
UBISOFT ENTERTAINMENT SA 0 0 1 0 4 5
VEGAS AMUSEMENT INCORPORATED 1 1 0 2 1 5



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