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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 725, Interactive Video Distribution Systems

( 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
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P. 28 85 119 222 150 604
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 64 64 94 141 143 506
SONY CORPORATION 76 86 111 119 95 487
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 36 45 47 74 63 265
VERIZON PATENT AND LICENSING, INC. 5 18 51 95 92 261
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 27 48 39 67 65 246
GOOGLE, INC. 8 16 31 60 66 181
UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC. 27 26 45 53 2 153
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 38 35 38 37 1 149
THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC. 26 12 23 49 35 145
ECHOSTAR TECHNOLOGIES L.L.C. 1 12 32 41 53 139
THE NIELSEN COMPANY (U.S.), L.L.C. 11 18 17 39 38 123
THOMSON LICENSING S.A. 23 16 24 29 20 112
ROVI GUIDES, INC. 2 4 8 8 87 109
TIME WARNER CABLE ENTERPRISES LLC 0 0 17 38 48 103
BROADCOM CORPORATION 7 8 15 33 26 89
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. 7 10 20 26 20 83
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 8 15 14 23 18 78
INTEL CORPORATION 12 8 16 25 12 73
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA 21 16 12 17 4 70
COX COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 9 9 9 16 22 65
PANASONIC CORPORATION 11 15 16 18 0 60
TIVO, INC. 6 12 13 13 13 57
TOSHIBA CORPORATION 9 4 15 18 10 56
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 3 3 11 25 9 51
CENTURYLINK INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC 0 3 10 18 19 50
ALCATEL LUCENT 6 9 11 9 13 48
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL.) 2 5 8 16 17 48
QUALCOMM, INC. 1 1 13 14 15 44
COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC 1 3 6 10 19 39
AT& T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. 7 4 10 8 8 37
PERSONALIZED MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C. 9 2 8 13 4 36
GENERAL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION 2 8 11 11 3 35
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (SHARP CORPORATION) 4 5 3 14 6 32
COMCAST IP HOLDINGS I, LLC 9 4 5 8 4 30
TIME WARNER CABLE, INC. 8 13 8 0 1 30
TVWORKS, LLC 3 3 8 7 7 28
ARRIS ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 0 7 8 12 27
FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD. 11 3 4 4 5 27
JLB VENTURES LLC 4 7 7 8 1 27
YAHOO, INC. 1 6 3 8 8 26
MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC. 0 0 0 0 25 25
OPENTV, INC. 9 3 3 4 6 25
STARSIGHT TELECAST, INC. 3 6 7 9 0 25
TOUCHTUNES MUSIC CORPORATION 4 6 3 9 3 25
DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC. 0 5 3 7 9 24
MOTOROLA-MOBILITY, INC. 0 0 8 14 1 23
VISIBLE WORLD, INC. 10 2 1 4 5 22
ARRIS GROUP, INC. 3 14 4 0 0 21
ERICSSON TELEVISION INC. 3 4 7 4 3 21
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 3 0 5 8 5 21
SLING MEDIA, INC. 6 2 3 5 5 21
CABLE TELEVISION LABORATORIES, INC. 1 1 6 8 4 20
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA 1 3 3 6 7 20
SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. 3 3 6 5 3 20
APPLE, INC. 2 2 2 9 4 19
GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC 0 0 0 1 18 19
PRIME RESEARCH ALLIANCE E., INC. 6 3 2 6 2 19
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. 6 9 3 0 0 18
NEC CORPORATION 2 6 5 3 2 18
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. 2 3 6 7 0 18
TURNER BROADCASTING SYSTEMS, INC. 0 0 0 7 11 18
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0 0 0 7 10 17
ELDON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED 0 3 2 11 1 17
GUEST TEK INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LTD. 0 1 4 5 7 17
HULU LLC 0 1 1 7 8 17
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. 0 0 3 8 6 17
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT AMERICA LLC 0 2 4 4 7 17
COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLC 2 3 3 4 4 16
CSC HOLDINGS, LLC 0 0 3 5 8 16
PURPLECOMM, INC. 0 0 7 6 3 16
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. 6 3 3 3 1 16
ZTE CORPORATION 0 1 0 10 5 16
FLEXTRONICS AP, LLC 0 0 0 1 14 15
FUJITSU LIMITED 2 4 3 5 1 15
MAXLINEAR, INC. 0 0 1 4 10 15
NOKIA CORPORATION 0 4 4 6 1 15
QURIO HOLDINGS, INC. 3 2 3 3 4 15
TP LAB INC. 0 2 3 5 5 15
ARRIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 0 0 14 14
AT& T MOBILITY II LLC 1 0 0 7 6 14
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 4 4 3 14
OL2, INC. 0 0 4 6 4 14
NAGRAVISION S.A. 2 1 2 3 5 13
STARZ ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LLC 5 1 4 3 0 13
ALTICAST CORP. 2 2 0 4 4 12
GEMSTAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 3 2 1 6 0 12
PPC BROADBAND, INC. 0 0 8 2 2 12
TRIBUNE BROADCASTING COMPANY, LLC 0 0 1 2 9 12
ARRIS SOLUTIONS, INC. 0 1 5 2 3 11
CONVERGENT MEDIA SOLUTIONS, LLC 0 0 0 11 0 11
INTENT IQ, LLC 1 1 1 3 5 11
MOBITV, INC. 0 0 0 7 4 11
SONY EUROPE LIMITED 2 2 3 4 0 11
SYNCBAK, INC. 0 8 0 1 2 11
WISTRON CORPORATION 0 1 0 5 5 11
ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED 1 2 1 2 4 10
BOEING COMPANY 3 1 0 3 3 10
DIGIMARC CORPORATION 1 1 4 2 2 10
DISH NETWORK L.L.C. 1 2 2 1 4 10
INDEX SYSTEMS, INC. 1 5 0 4 0 10
NDS LIMITED 5 3 2 0 0 10
PORTO VINCI LTD LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 0 2 1 2 5 10
UNIVERSAL ELECTRONICS, INC. 0 2 0 1 7 10
INTERVAL LICENSING LLC 1 3 2 2 1 9
LIVETV, LLC 0 0 1 4 4 9
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 9 9
THIS TECHNOLOGY, INC. 0 0 2 5 2 9
AOL LLC 1 2 2 3 0 8
AVAYA INC. 0 2 2 2 2 8
ENTROPIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 1 1 1 3 2 8
HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 1 2 5 0 8
HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD. 0 1 2 4 1 8
MOREGA SYSTEMS INC. 2 0 0 3 3 8
RENTRAK CORPORATION 0 0 1 5 2 8
ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 0 3 1 0 4 8
SK PLANET CO., LTD. 0 2 2 1 3 8
VERIZON SERVICES CORP. 1 1 2 4 0 8
WOWZA MEDIA SYSTEMS, LLC 0 0 0 6 2 8
ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC 2 1 2 2 0 7
CINSAY, INC. 0 1 2 3 1 7
CONCURRENT COMPUTER CORPORATION 1 0 2 3 1 7
GOLDSPOT MEDIA, INC. 0 0 2 2 3 7
HITACHI, LTD 1 2 4 0 0 7
INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TAIWAN 1 2 0 4 0 7
INVIDI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION 1 3 0 2 1 7
MSTAR SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 0 1 0 2 4 7
MUSIC CHOICE 2 1 0 3 1 7
NETFLIX, INC. 1 0 1 3 2 7
NOKIA SIEMENS NETWORKS GMBH & CO. KG 1 0 2 2 2 7
PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA 0 0 0 3 4 7
SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT INC. 1 1 1 2 2 7
VIXS SYSTEMS, INC. 0 2 0 1 4 7
WEST CORPORATION 0 1 2 2 2 7
ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED 1 1 1 2 1 6
COGNITIVE NETWORKS, INC. 0 0 0 0 6 6
DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. 1 0 1 3 1 6
ELOY TECHNOLOGY, LLC 0 0 0 2 4 6
GAINSPEED, INC. 0 0 0 4 2 6
JOHN MEZZALLINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC 2 3 1 0 0 6
KOPLAR INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL LLC 3 0 1 1 1 6
KYOCERA CORPORATION 0 2 2 1 1 6
LOGITECH EUROPE S.A. 1 1 1 3 0 6
PACE PLC. 3 0 0 2 1 6
ROKU, LLC 0 0 0 1 5 6
SONIC IP, INC. 0 0 0 1 5 6
UPC BROADBAND OPERATIONS BV 0 1 2 2 1 6
VIDEOSHARE, LLC 0 0 4 0 2 6
VUDU, INC. 0 1 1 4 0 6
BCE INC. 1 2 1 1 0 5
COHERENT LOGIX INCORPORATED 0 2 1 1 1 5
CSR TECHNOLOGY INC. 0 1 1 2 1 5
DIGITAL KEYSTONE, INC. 1 0 1 2 1 5
DISH DIGITAL L.L.C. 0 0 1 4 0 5
EBAY INC. 0 0 0 2 3 5
ECHOSTAR BROADCASTING CORPORATION 0 0 2 2 1 5
FINISAR CORPORATION 2 1 0 1 1 5
HITACHI MAXELL, LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
HUMAX CO., LTD. 0 0 0 5 0 5
KANGAROO MEDIA INC. 4 0 0 1 0 5
KEEN PERSONAL MEDIA, INC. 2 0 0 2 1 5
KONINKLIJKE KPN N.V. 0 1 0 2 2 5
MEDIAIP, INC. 1 0 2 2 0 5
NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC 0 0 2 2 1 5
NL GIKEN INCORPORATED 0 0 0 2 3 5
PALO ALTO RESEARCH CENTER INCORPORATED 5 0 0 0 0 5
PANASONIC AVIONICS CORPORATION 2 0 0 1 2 5
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
ROVI SOLUTIONS CORPORATION 1 2 1 0 1 5
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2 0 1 2 0 5
SKYPE 0 1 3 1 0 5
SLING MEDIA PVT. LTD. 0 1 0 2 2 5
SONY UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 2 3 0 0 0 5
SWISSCOM AG 0 2 1 1 1 5
SYMPHONY ADVANCED MEDIA 0 0 1 2 2 5
SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE ENTERPRISES, LLC 0 0 1 2 2 5
TIME WARNER CABLE LLC 0 4 0 1 0 5
VERANCE CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 1 5
VERIMATRIX, INC. 2 1 0 1 1 5
VIZIO, INC. 0 0 2 0 3 5
YOUR CHOICE INTERACTIVE, INC. 1 0 2 0 2 5



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