Analysis of US patents granted in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for <strong>companies</strong>from 13 sectors of the R&D global <strong>1250</strong>. Companies ordered <strong>by</strong> number of 2005 patents.% changeNo of US No of US No of US No of US No of US Total US % change 2005/(2001+Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents 2005/ 2002+2003+Parent Company HQ country 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2001-5 2004 2004)/4ASML <strong>The</strong> Netherlands 142 105 51 35 1 334 35% 196%Analog Devices USA 140 134 120 72 66 532 4% 43%Corning USA 139 299 344 355 342 1479 -54% -59%Dell USA 132 134 134 112 134 646 -1% 3%EMC USA 130 132 137 103 92 594 -2% 12%Apple USA 103 122 99 92 109 525 -16% -2%Kyocera Japan 98 96 92 90 84 460 2% 8%3Com USA 90 182 206 204 238 920 -51% -57%Mitsubishi Electric Japan 87 115 102 128 61 493 -24% -14%Nvidia USA 53 43 27 20 14 157 23% 104%Avaya USA 47 82 98 128 169 524 -43% -61%Juniper Networks USA 45 13 12 7 1 78 246% 445%Marconi (now Telent) <strong>UK</strong> 31 59 61 93 96 340 -47% -60%Conexant Systems USA 28 50 82 137 131 428 -44% -72%ARM <strong>UK</strong> 25 16 14 14 17 86 56% 64%Tellabs USA 19 20 25 12 10 86 -5% 13%Bookham Technology USA 13 15 24 7 15 74 -13% -15%Spirent <strong>UK</strong> 6 2 3 0 1 12 200% 300%CSR <strong>UK</strong> 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -Analysis of US patents granted in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 for <strong>companies</strong>from 13 sectors of the R&D global <strong>1250</strong>. Companies ordered <strong>by</strong> number of 2005 patents.% changeNo of US No of US No of US No of US No of US Total US % change 2005/(2001+Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents Patents 2005/ 2002+2003+Parent Company HQ country 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2001-5 2004 2004)/413. Telecommunications Services(Fixed line and Mobile)BellSouth USA 189 180 89 64 31 553 5% 108%Sprint USA 97 83 54 42 28 304 17% 87%NTT Japan 91 82 81 85 99 438 11% 5%Verizon Communications USA 70 66 22 60 24 242 6% 63%SBC USA 65 78 24 17 8 192 -17% 105%BT <strong>UK</strong> 30 30 48 58 90 256 0% -47%France Telecom France 26 45 32 30 39 172 -42% -29%Deutsche Telekom Germany 16 18 28 20 27 109 -11% -31%Korea Telecom S. Korea 8 8 8 22 15 61 0% -40%SK Telecom S. Korea 4 6 3 2 3 18 -33% 14%Vodafone <strong>UK</strong> 4 2 1 2 0 9 100% 220%Telecom Italia Italy 2 9 5 2 3 21 -78% -58%Telstra Australia 2 1 0 0 3 6 100% 100%Telefonica Spain 0 0 0 0 3 3 0% -100%226 <strong>The</strong> 2005 R&D Scoreboard<strong>The</strong> 2005 R&D Scoreboard 227
Index for ranking the <strong>top</strong> <strong>1250</strong> global <strong>companies</strong>Index for ranking the <strong>top</strong> <strong>1250</strong> global <strong>companies</strong>RankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry Sector3Com, USA 609 113 Technology hardware & equipment3M, USA 103 5 General industrialsAastra Technologies, Canada 1063 191 Technology hardware & equipmentABB, Switzerland 113 8 Electronic & electrical equipmentAbbott Laboratories, USA 58 14 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAbengoa, Spain 791 25 General industrialsAbgenix, USA (now part of Amgen) 509 69 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAcambis, <strong>UK</strong> 853 109 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAccenture, Bermuda 294 2 Support servicesAccton Technology, Taiwan 1200 215 Technology hardware & equipmentActel, USA 983 178 Technology hardware & equipmentActelion, Switzerland 474 61 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyActivision, USA 466 17 Leisure goodsAcxiom, USA 1164 12 Support servicesAdaptec, USA 835 152 Technology hardware & equipmentADC Telecommunications, USA 746 138 Technology hardware & equipmentAdidas-Salomon, Germany 725 10 Personal goodsAdobe Systems, USA 198 11 Software & computer servicesADTRAN, USA 822 149 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Digital Information, USA 1082 196 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Energy Industries, USA 1129 203 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Medical Optics, USA 826 30 Health care equipment & servicesAdvanced Micro Devices, USA 78 20 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvanced Semiconductor Engineering, Taiwan 666 128 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvantest, Japan 317 69 Technology hardware & equipmentAdvent Software, USA 1237 110 Software & computer servicesAeroflex, USA 828 150 Technology hardware & equipmentAffymetrix, USA 707 27 Health care equipment & servicesAGCO, USA 501 21 Industrial engineeringAgere Systems, USA 165 31 Technology hardware & equipmentAgfa-Gevaert, Belgium 303 24 Electronic & electrical equipmentAgilent Technologies, USA 111 7 Electronic & electrical equipmentAir Products and Chemicals, USA 462 33 ChemicalsAisin Seiki, Japan 100 17 Automobiles & partsAjinomoto, Japan 300 3 Food producersAkebono Brake Industry, Japan 688 55 Automobiles & partsAKZO Nobel, <strong>The</strong> Netherlands 90 5 ChemicalsAlbemarle, USA 1097 87 ChemicalsAlcan, Canada 312 2 Industrial metalsAlcatel, France 49 10 Technology hardware & equipmentAlCoA, USA 353 5 Industrial metalsAlexion Pharmaceuticals, USA 637 84 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAlfa Laval, Sweden 882 47 Industrial engineeringAlkermes, USA 1069 137 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAllergan, USA 187 32 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAlliance Gaming (now Bally Technologies), USA 1068 9 Travel & leisureAlliant Techsystems, USA 931 29 Aerospace & defenceAlltel, USA 1005 6 Mobile telecommunicationsAloka, Japan 1142 48 Health care equipment & servicesALSTOM, France 238 17 Electronic & electrical equipmentALTANA, Germany 147 25 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAltera, USA 329 72 Technology hardware & equipmentAltiris, USA 1103 87 Software & computer servicesAltria, USA 91 1 TobaccoAmada, Japan 898 49 Industrial engineeringAmadeus <strong>Global</strong> Travel, Spain † 324 1 Travel & leisureAmazon.com, USA 148 1 General retailersAmdocs, <strong>UK</strong> 434 29 Software & computer servicesAmer Sports, Finland 1015 26 Leisure goodsAmerican Axle & Manufacturing, USA 735 59 Automobiles & partsAmerican Power Conversion, USA 636 120 Technology hardware & equipmentAmerican Standard Companies, USA 525 6 Construction & materialsAmetek, USA 1208 99 Electronic & electrical equipmentAmgen, USA 45 12 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAMIS, USA 654 126 Technology hardware & equipmentAmkor Technology, USA 1167 210 Technology hardware & equipmentRankwithinCompany Rank Industry Industry SectorAmphenol, USA 1164 89 Electronic & electrical equipmentAmylin Pharmaceuticals, USA 703 89 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAnalog Devices, USA 158 29 Technology hardware & equipmentAnalogic, USA 815 64 Electronic & electrical equipmentAndrew, USA 551 104 Technology hardware & equipmentAndrx, USA 1054 6 Food & drug retailersAnglo American, <strong>UK</strong> 1125 2 MiningAnritsu, Japan 641 122 Technology hardware & equipmentAntigenics, USA 1006 128 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAO Smith, USA 1185 95 Electronic & electrical equipmentApple Computer, USA 151 28 Technology hardware & equipmentApplera, USA 222 36 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyApplied Materials, USA 92 23 Technology hardware & equipmentApplied Micro Circuits, USA 500 95 Technology hardware & equipmentAptarGroup, USA 1033 34 General industrialsArbitron, USA 1147 10 MediaArcelor, Luxembourg 398 7 Industrial metalsAREVA, France 161 1 ElectricityAriad Pharmaceuticals, USA 1030 130 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAriba, USA 1004 74 Software & computer servicesAristocrat Leisure, Australia 982 8 Travel & leisureArla Foods, Denmark 1062 16 Food producersARM, <strong>UK</strong> 446 85 Technology hardware & equipmentArmstrong, USA 979 14 Household goodsArris, USA 848 156 Technology hardware & equipmentArtesyn Technologies, USA (now part of Emerson Electric) 971 80 Electronic & electrical equipmentAruze, Japan 964 7 Travel & leisureArvinMeritor, USA 378 41 Automobiles & partsAsahi Breweries, Japan 760 2 BeveragesAsahi Glass, Japan 276 2 Construction & materialsAsahi Kasei, Japan 170 11 ChemicalsAshland, USA 1045 84 ChemicalsASM International, <strong>The</strong> Netherlands 507 96 Technology hardware & equipmentASML, <strong>The</strong> Netherlands 189 37 Technology hardware & equipmentAspect Communications (now Aspect Software), USA 1054 81 Software & computer servicesAspen Technology, USA 887 66 Software & computer servicesAssa Abloy, Sweden 731 39 Industrial engineeringAstraZeneca, <strong>UK</strong> 28 8 Pharmaceuticals & biotechnologyAsustek Computer, Taiwan 363 77 Technology hardware & equipmentAsyst Technologies, USA 1207 217 Technology hardware & equipmentAtheros Communications, USA 991 180 Technology hardware & equipmentATI Technologies, Canada 225 47 Technology hardware & equipmentAtlas Copco, Sweden 409 14 Industrial engineeringAtmel, USA 263 56 Technology hardware & equipmentAU Optronics, Taiwan 425 32 Electronic & electrical equipmentAustriamicrosystems, Austria 1241 100 Electronic & electrical equipmentAutodesk, USA 244 16 Software & computer servicesAutoliv, Sweden 191 29 Automobiles & partsAutomatic Data Processing, USA 129 1 Support servicesAvanex, USA 1247 225 Technology hardware & equipmentAvaya, USA 186 36 Technology hardware & equipmentAvecia, <strong>UK</strong> 706 56 ChemicalsAvery Dennison, USA 662 50 ChemicalsAvid Technology, USA 538 102 Technology hardware & equipmentAvocent, USA 878 163 Technology hardware & equipmentAvon Products, USA 807 12 Personal goodsAxalto (now Gemalto), <strong>The</strong> Netherlands 769 59 Electronic & electrical equipmentAxcelis Technologies, USA 753 140 Technology hardware & equipmentB Braun Melsungen, Germany 523 21 Health care equipment & servicesBAA, <strong>UK</strong> (now part of Airport Development and Investment) 1018 5 Industrial transportationBAE Systems, <strong>UK</strong> 41 2 Aerospace & defenceBaker Hughes, USA 361 3 Oil equipment, services & distributionBallard Power Systems, Canada 720 58 Automobiles & partsBanca Intesa, Italy 392 3 BanksBandai, Japan (now part of Namco Bandai) 395 13 Leisure goodsBang & Olufsen, Denmark 699 21 Leisure goods228 <strong>The</strong> <strong>2006</strong> R&D Scoreboard<strong>The</strong> <strong>2006</strong> R&D Scoreboard 229
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