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WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INDICATORS, 2009
ANNEX B.
TOP PCT APPLICANTS, 2008
PCT Applicant Name: Business Sector
Origin
PCT Filings
HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
CN
1,737
PANASONIC CORPORATION
JP
1,729
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.
NL
1,551
TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
JP
1,364
ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
DE
1,273
SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
DE
1,089
NOKIA CORPORATION
FI
1,005
LG ELECTRONICS INC.
KR
TELEFONAB LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
SE
984
FUJITSU LIMITED
JP
983
992
QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
US
907
NEC CORPORATION
JP
825
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
JP
814
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
US
805
MOTOROLA, INC.
US
778
BASF SE
DE
721
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
US
664
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
US
663
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
KR
639
E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
US
517
PCT Applicant Name: University Sector
Origin
PCT Filings
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
US
345
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
US
189
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
US
158
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
US
130
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
US
118
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
US
109
THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
US
99
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
US
89
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
US
83
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
US
82
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
US
81
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
JP
71
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
US
70
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY FOUNDATION
KR
68
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
US
68
MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
US
60
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
US
60
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
US
58
IMPERIAL COLLEGE INNOVATIONS LIMITED
GB
56
OSAKA UNIVERSITY
JP
55
Note: Counts are based on the international publication date. CN (China), DE (Germany), FI (Finland), KR (Republic of Korea), NL (Netherland), SE (Sweden), GB (United Kingdom) and US (United States of America). Additional data are available on: www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/statistics/pct/.