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Les principaux demandeurs en 2006
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The 135 000 were filed by more than 35 000 commercial enterprises, public institutions, universities, research centres or individual inventors. This table gives the list of the 100 most active applicants in 2006 at the EPO. Together they applied for one third of the applications filed in 2006, and the 10 most actives companies account for 12% of the total.
Rank |
Company |
Applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHILIPS | 4425 |
| 2 | SAMSUNG | 2355 |
| 3 | SIEMENS | 2319 |
| 4 | MATSUSHITA | 1529 |
| 5 | BASF | 1459 |
| 6 | LG ELECTRONICS | 1214 |
| 7 | ROBERT BOSCH | 1093 |
| 8 | SONY | 1088 |
| 9 | NOKIA | 882 |
| 10 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | 768 |
| 11 | HITACHI | 747 |
| 12 | MITSUBISHI |
740 |
| 13 | FUJITSU | 644 |
| 14 | BAYER | 604 |
| 15 | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY | 601 |
| 16 | HONEYWELL | 591 |
| 17 | THOMSON SA | 569 |
| 18 | ALCATEL | 543 |
| 19 | DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES |
542 |
| 20 | SEIKO EPSON | 513 |
| 21 | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 509 |
| 22 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES | 505 |
| 23 | RESEARCH IN MOTION | 492 |
| 24 | CANON | 485 |
| 24 | ERICSSON | 485 |
| 26 | SUMIMOTO | 481 |
| 27 | TOYOTA | 478 |
| 28 | INTEL | 465 |
| 29 | DSM IP ASSETS | 456 |
| 30 | NOVARTIS | 440 |
| 31 | ABB | 434 |
| 32 | TOSHIBA | 431 |
| 33 | NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE (NTT) | 403 |
| 34 | HONDA | 400 |
| 35 | UNILEVER | 399 |
| 36 | FUJIFILM | 395 |
| 37 | STMICROELECTRONICS | 391 |
| 38 | MOTOROLA | 388 |
| 39 | MICROSOFT | 386 |
| 40 | E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS & COMPANY | 378 |
| 41 | SHELL | 372 |
| 42 | F. HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE | 363 |
| 43 | RICOH | 362 |
| 44 | QUALCOMM | 361 |
| 45 | NEC | 346 |
| 46 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM | 344 |
| 47 | VALEO | 324 |
| 48 | NISSAN | 319 |
| 49 | BOSTON SCIENTIFIC | 309 |
| 50 | YAMAHA |
292 |
| 51 | VOITH | 290 |
| 52 | l'ORÉAL | 284 |
| 53 | OLYMPUS | 282 |
| 54 | ASTRAZENECA | 270 |
| 55 | BROTHER KOGYO | 269 |
| 56 | BEHR | 267 |
| 57 | EASTMAN KODAK | 260 |
| 58 | MERCK (KGaA) | 258 |
| 59 | HEWLETT-PACKARD | 256 |
| 60 | CIBA CEIGY SPECIALTY CHEMICALS HOLDING | 253 |
| 61 | NOVO NORDISK | 252 |
| 62 | BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE | 245 |
| 63 | PFIZER | 243 |
| 64 | COMMISARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE | 236 |
| 65 | INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES | 235 |
| 66 | ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN | 232 |
| 67 | MEDTRONIC | 230 |
| 68 | HENKEL | 222 |
| 69 | RENAULT | 220 |
| 70 | SHARP | 219 |
| 71 | GLAXO GROUP | 218 |
| 72 | SCHERING | 212 |
| 73 | KIMBERLEY-CLARK WORLDWIDE | 211 |
| 74 | MERCK (& CO., INC.) | 207 |
| 75 | ETHICON | 205 |
| 75 | PIONEER | 205 |
| 75 | SOLVAY | 205 |
| 78 |
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES | 204 |
| 79 |
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS | 203 |
| 80 | ASAHI | 200 |
| 81 | SAP | 199 |
| 82 | UNITED TECHNOLOGIES | 197 |
| 83 | EADS | 196 |
| 84 | ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS | 193 |
| 85 | JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY | 192 |
| 86 | CISCO TECHNOLOGY | 190 |
| 87 | DEGUSSA | 182 |
| 88 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE | 180 |
| 89 | FRANCE TELECOM | 175 |
| 89 | PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES | 175 |
| 91 | BROADCOM | 173 |
| 92 | BRIDGESTONE | 171 |
| 93 | FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT | 170 |
| 93 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES | 170 |
| 95 | SANYO | 169 |
| 96 | WYETH | 167 |
| 97 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 165 |
| 98 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER | 164 |
| 98 | XEROX | 164 |
| 100 | EXXONMOBIL | 162 |
| 100 | SAINT GOBAIN | 162 |