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

Patenting By Geographic Region (State and Country),
Breakout By Organization

Count of 2007 - 2011 Utility Patent Grants,
By Calendar Year of Grant

- Explanation of Data -

Rank Ordered Listing of Organizations Receiving 5 or More Utility Patents During the Period
Originating From

KOREA, SOUTH

( patent origin is determined by the residence of the first-named inventor )

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
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 2583 3325 3394 4259 4567 18128
LG ELECTRONICS INC. 665 774 1044 1450 1331 5264
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 400 435 584 972 933 3324
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 268 590 715 638 2211
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 301 415 411 427 341 1895
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE 205 254 304 457 505 1725
~INDIVIDUALLY OWNED PATENT 189 195 217 268 235 1104
SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. 148 170 215 256 277 1066
SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD. 0 0 188 325 412 925
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY 109 103 125 184 233 754
DONGBU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 188 194 187 107 22 698
LG. PHILIPS LCD CO., LTD. 411 246 1 0 0 658
DONGBU HITEK CO., LTD. 3 18 115 259 228 623
LG CHEMICAL LTD. 49 71 131 162 190 603
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 31 33 42 61 59 226
LG INNOTEK CO., LTD 2 10 16 63 131 222
SAMSUNG KWANG-JU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 30 37 51 49 23 190
KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 37 23 34 43 46 183
STATS CHIPPAC LTD. 9 7 15 43 74 148
SAMSUNG TECHWIN CO., LTD. 22 40 35 19 27 143
SAMSUNG LED CO., LTD. 0 0 0 37 95 132
CHEIL INDUSTRIES, INC. 2 10 17 42 60 131
HYUNDAI MOBIS, CO., LTD. 29 34 19 15 14 111
MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 21 32 27 12 14 106
FAIRCHILD KOREA SEMICONDUCTOR, LTD. 9 8 18 38 28 101
SK TELECOM CO., LTD 17 8 12 18 37 92
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 12 11 20 14 26 83
KIA MOTORS CORP. 17 16 12 8 15 68
DAEWOO ELECTRONICS COMPANY, LTD. 13 17 17 13 7 67
POSTECH FOUNDATION 12 12 17 14 10 65
HALLA CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION 8 6 15 16 19 64
KOREA ATOMIC ENERGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 5 10 21 21 62
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR CORPORATE COLLABORATION 0 1 3 22 34 60
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 10 9 6 12 20 57
SEOUL OPTO DEVICE CO., LTD. 0 0 3 18 33 54
KOREA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE 6 7 6 14 20 53
VOLVO CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT HOLDING SWEDEN AB 9 10 6 15 13 53
PANTECH & CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 4 4 12 21 11 52
MANDO CORPORATION 4 3 15 13 15 50
PANTECH CO. LTD. 7 6 11 15 11 50
LG-NORTEL CO., LTD. 28 8 7 5 1 49
NHN CORPORATION 0 1 4 24 19 48
CJ CHEILJEDANG CORP. 0 5 11 16 12 44
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF BIOSCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY 5 7 5 14 13 44
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY 5 8 2 13 15 43
KWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 4 8 7 14 9 42
SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. 0 1 1 15 25 42
KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND SCIENCE 3 6 6 15 11 41
LS CABLE LTD 2 14 7 8 10 41
MEDISON CO., LTD. 1 3 4 14 18 40
LS INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 3 3 11 8 14 39
POSCO 3 8 7 7 11 36
ANGSTROM INC. 9 10 9 5 2 35
HYUNDAI AUTONET CO., LTD. 6 7 11 11 0 35
HITACHI-LG DATA STORAGE KOREA, INC. 7 6 11 7 3 34
KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS 4 7 2 5 16 34
DONGJIN SEMICHEM CO., LTD. 6 6 5 7 9 33
NAUTILUS HYOSUNG INC. 2 5 3 9 14 33
K.T. CORPORATION 2 3 8 4 15 32
SK ENERGY CO., LTD 0 3 4 9 16 32
INHA-INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIP INSTITUTE 1 2 3 8 17 31
KOREA ELECTRIC POWER CORPORATION 3 2 2 13 11 31
KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 5 3 8 7 8 31
MIRAE CORPORATION 9 8 7 3 3 30
POSTECH ACADEMY-INDUSTRY FOUNDATION 0 0 4 9 17 30
AGENCY FOR DEFENCE DEVELOPMENT 2 7 8 6 6 29
SEMES CO., LTD. 0 3 4 4 18 29
ATLAB INC. 4 1 7 7 9 28
BOE-HYDIS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD. 14 12 0 1 0 27
HYOSUNG CORPORATION 5 5 5 8 4 27
INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY 5 3 2 6 11 27
HYDIS TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 0 1 11 9 5 26
KOREA KUMHO PETROCHEMICAL CO., LTD. 7 4 2 4 8 25
SAMSUNG CORNING CO., LTD. 8 8 5 3 0 24
INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY 1 1 5 7 9 23
JUSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 2 8 1 3 9 23
JVM CO., LTD. 5 8 5 4 1 23
KOLON INDUSTRIES INC. 4 1 2 10 6 23
MTEK VISION CO., LTD. 1 0 0 7 15 23
HANMI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 4 2 6 10 0 22
KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH 2 3 2 6 9 22
LG LIFE SCIENCES, LTD. 3 2 3 7 7 22
SILTRON INC. 2 8 3 5 4 22
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY AND ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 3 1 4 5 7 20
CROSSTEK CAPITAL, LLC 0 0 4 0 15 19
INTEGRANT TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 6 10 3 0 19
SNU R& DB FOUNDATION 0 0 0 1 18 19
CHIPPAC, INC. 5 4 0 5 4 18
TECHWING CO., LTD. 0 0 2 7 9 18
GCT SEMICONDUCTOR, INC. 2 1 5 2 7 17
KOREA INSTITUTE OF GEOSCIENCES AND MINERAL RESOURCES 0 1 2 2 12 17
PHICOM CORPORATION 1 2 5 5 4 17
SAMSUNG DIGITAL IMAGING CO., LTD. 0 0 6 11 0 17
ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR ENGINEERING, INC. 3 2 3 3 5 16
CHUNG-ANG UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 1 0 1 2 12 16
DOOSAN INFRACORE CO., LTD. 6 2 2 3 3 16
KOREA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL & ACADEMIC COLLABORATION FOUNDATION 0 0 0 6 10 16
KTFREETEL CO., LTD. 0 4 7 0 5 16
LG N-SYS INC. 2 4 5 4 1 16
SK CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 0 4 2 4 6 16
C-J CORPORATION 7 5 3 0 0 15
CURITEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 8 6 0 0 1 15
EPIVALLEY CO., LTD. 2 2 5 1 5 15
KMW INC. 4 1 2 2 6 15
LG CABLE CO., LTD. 10 5 0 0 0 15
INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION SOGANG UNIVERSITY 0 3 1 4 6 14
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION 3 2 3 4 2 14
NHN BUSINESS PLATFORM CORPORATION 0 0 0 3 11 14
SAMSUNG TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS CO., LTD. 3 3 3 4 1 14
AMOREPACIFIC CORPORATION 2 0 2 3 6 13
CHOONGWAE PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION 3 0 5 1 4 13
CORE LOGIC INC. 0 1 0 3 9 13
FCI, INC. 0 0 3 4 6 13
HUMAX CO., LTD. 1 3 0 1 8 13
INNOWIRELESS, CO., LTD. 2 0 0 4 7 13
KOREA BASIC SCIENCE INSTITUTE 2 2 3 4 2 13
KYUNGPOOK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 1 0 1 4 7 13
LG PHILIPS DISPLAYS KOREA CO., LTD. 10 1 2 0 0 13
AJOU UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 3 3 1 2 3 12
KOREA GAS CORPORATION 6 1 1 3 1 12
SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION GLASS CO., LTD. 0 1 5 6 0 12
SAMYANG CORPORATION 5 0 1 3 3 12
UNITEST INC. 3 2 1 4 2 12
ADVANCED DISPLAY PROCESS ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 3 4 4 11
BSE CO., LTD. 3 1 1 0 6 11
DMS CO., LTD. 2 1 3 4 1 11
DONGBUANAM SEMICONDUCTOR INC. 2 6 3 0 0 11
EWHA UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY COLLABORATION FOUNDATION 1 2 3 2 3 11
LS MTRON LTD. 0 0 3 5 3 11
SK CORPORATION 5 3 1 1 1 11
TYCO ELECTRONICS AMP KOREA LTD. 0 1 4 2 4 11
YUHAN CORPORATION CO., LTD. 2 2 2 4 1 11
DONGHEE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 0 2 2 3 3 10
HANWHA CHEMICAL CORPORATION 2 0 1 6 1 10
QUALCOMM, INC. 0 1 0 5 4 10
TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY KOREA CORPORATION 0 1 1 4 4 10
YONSEI UNIVERSITY 3 4 1 1 1 10
ADP ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 5 9
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES WIRELESS IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. 1 1 3 2 2 9
C&S TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 3 4 2 0 9
DELPHI KOREA CORPORATION 0 0 5 4 0 9
KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY 0 0 2 4 3 9
OTOS TECH CO., LTD. 2 3 2 0 2 9
RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 0 2 3 4 0 9
RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 0 2 1 3 3 9
YUPOONG, INC. 4 1 1 1 2 9
AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB 0 0 0 1 7 8
BIOLEADERS CORPORATION 2 1 3 0 2 8
CARAVAN CANOPY INTERNATIONAL, INC. 3 4 0 1 0 8
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 2 1 2 3 8
DAEWON ELECTRIC CO. LTD. 1 1 2 2 2 8
DONG WHA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. 1 0 1 1 5 8
IPS LTD. 2 1 1 3 1 8
K.C. TECH CO., LTD. 1 3 0 2 2 8
KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2 2 1 1 2 8
MEDIATEK INC. 0 4 2 0 2 8
POWER INTEGRATIONS, INC. 0 1 3 2 2 8
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH 1 0 2 4 1 8
SILICONFILE TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0 0 0 5 3 8
UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNGHEE UNIVERSITY 0 1 2 4 1 8
WOONGJIN COWAY CO., LTD 0 0 2 1 5 8
ALTI-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 4 7
AMOTECH CO., LTD. 0 2 1 2 2 7
CEBT CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 5 7
DOOSAN CORPORATION 2 1 0 0 4 7
DOOSAN HEAVY INDUSTRIES & CONSTRUCTION CO., LTD. 0 3 2 1 1 7
FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 0 0 1 4 2 7
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. 2 1 0 2 2 7
INKTEC CO., LTD. 0 1 1 3 2 7
INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC 0 0 0 0 7 7
INTERDIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 2 3 0 0 7
KOFULSO CO., LTD. 2 1 1 0 3 7
KOH YOUNG TECHNOLOGY INC 0 2 1 1 3 7
KOREA OCEAN RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE 0 1 0 4 2 7
KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION 0 0 0 2 5 7
LG HOUSEHOLD & HEALTH CARE LTD. 1 0 0 4 2 7
MARKANY INC. 1 4 1 1 0 7
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 2 1 1 1 2 7
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 0 1 3 3 0 7
SAMSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES, CO., LTD. 0 0 0 3 4 7
SL CORPORATION 0 0 1 3 3 7
SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY 1 1 0 5 0 7
SUNSTAR PRECISION CO., LTD. 1 0 3 3 0 7
UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL, INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION 0 1 0 1 5 7
AHRAM BIOSYSTEMS INC. 1 0 2 1 2 6
AUSTEM CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 3 6
CJ CORP. 4 2 0 0 0 6
E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY 0 1 2 1 2 6
FORHUMANTECH. CO., LTD. 0 1 0 2 3 6
GACHON UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE 0 1 0 3 2 6
HOOD TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 2 1 1 0 2 6
INDUSTRY FOUNDATION OF CHONNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 1 0 0 0 5 6
JOINSET CO., LTD. 0 1 0 3 2 6
LS TECH CO., LTD. 2 3 0 1 0 6
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 0 1 3 1 1 6
POHANG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION 5 0 0 0 1 6
REPUBLIC OF KOREA REPRESENTED BY RURAL DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION 1 0 1 1 3 6
SAMSUNG CORNING PRECISION MATERIALS CO., LTD. 0 0 0 0 6 6
SAP AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT 3 0 0 1 2 6
SILICON DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 0 1 1 1 3 6
SK HOLDINGS CO, LTD. 0 0 0 2 4 6
TAEWOONG MEDICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 1 0 4 6
WINIAMANDO INC. 1 3 0 1 1 6
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY 1 3 0 0 1 5
BODITECHMED, INC. 0 1 2 1 1 5
COLORZIP MEDIA, INC. 0 0 1 3 1 5
DAE WOONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 0 0 0 1 4 5
DAEWOO SHIPBUILDING & MARINE ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 0 0 0 4 1 5
DIGITAL BIO TECHNOLOGY 0 1 0 4 0 5
DONG-A PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. 0 1 0 1 3 5
DONGGUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION 1 2 0 0 2 5
EO TECHNICS CO., LTD. 1 0 0 4 0 5
GIGALANE CO., LTD. 1 1 1 0 2 5
INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION FOUNDATION CHONBUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 0 0 0 2 3 5
INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION GYEONGSANG NATIONAL UNIVERSITY 0 0 2 1 2 5
INFOPIA CO., LTD. 1 0 0 2 2 5
INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION GROUP 3 1 1 0 0 5
INNOTIVE CORPORATION 1 1 1 1 1 5
KONKUK UNIVERSITY INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION CORPORATION 0 1 1 2 1 5
KORLOY, INC. 0 0 1 2 2 5
KRDC CO., LTD. 0 0 1 2 2 5
KYUNGDONG NETWORK CO., LTD. 0 0 1 1 3 5
LG UPLUS CORP. 0 0 0 0 5 5
MOGAM BIOTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1 1 0 3 0 5
MORRIS CORPORATION 1 0 1 2 1 5
MOYA INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. 2 3 0 0 0 5
N SPINE, INC. 0 1 0 2 2 5
NEPES CORPORATION 0 0 0 1 4 5
NEW POWER PLASMA CO., LTD. 1 0 2 0 2 5
NOVITA CO., LTD 0 2 2 0 1 5
OSCOTEC, INC. 0 0 2 2 1 5
PANAGENE, INC. 2 3 0 0 0 5
POSDATA COMPANY LTD. 0 0 3 1 1 5
RND GROUP LLC 1 3 0 1 0 5
S & T DAEWOO CO., LTD. 0 0 2 1 2 5
SAMSUNG ENGINEERING CO., LTD. 1 0 1 0 3 5
SEKONIX CO., LTD. 1 2 1 1 0 5
SL SEOBONG 0 0 0 2 3 5
STANFORD UNIVERSITY 3 1 0 1 0 5
TAEGUTEC LTD. 0 0 1 0 4 5
TORAY SAEHAN INC. 0 2 2 1 0 5
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 0 0 0 0 5 5
VIROMED CO., LTD. 1 0 1 3 0 5


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