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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 1991

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 1991. Together they filed 6,039 of the 106,587 applications that year (5.7%).

Who the top filers of 1991 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States824,93657%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere181,10356%

54 of the 100 were not in the 1990 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are LISCO, INC. (7), MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (16), GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (17). The biggest climber is Atlantic Richfield Company, from 94 to 14.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 1991, grouped by the owner name and address on record, so one business filing under several names appears more than once. "Registered" means a registration has issued. Source: USPTO daily trademark files.

Top 100: 1991 filings

# Owner Location Type 1991 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 229
2 KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. GLENVIEW, IL Company 187
3 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 168
4 THOSE CHARACTERS FROM CLEVELAND, INC. Cleveland, OH Company 161
5 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY – Company 154
6 TITAN SPORTS INC. – Company 127
7 LISCO, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 124
8 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 117
9 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION OAK BROOK, IL Company 116
10 Nabisco, Inc. East Hanover, NJ Company 113
11 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 101
12 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 96
13 GENERAL MILLS, INC. – Company 94
14 Atlantic Richfield Company Los Angeles, CA Company 88
15 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO Company 85
16 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION WASHINGTON, DC Company 83
17 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY DETROIT, MI Company 82
18 GENERAL MOTORS LLC DETROIT, MI Company 82
19 WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RACINE, WI Company 80
20 WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY MORRIS PLAINS, NJ Company 79
21 S & J PERFUME COMPANY LIMITED WATFORD, HERTS, GB Company 75
22 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 73
23 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 71
24 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 67
25 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 67
26 SARAMAR CORPORATION DOVER, DE Company 67
27 L.A. GEAR, INC. Los Angeles, CA Company 62
28 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Houston, TX Company 61
29 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 59
30 L'OREAL – Company 59
31 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 59
32 MOTOROLA, INC. – Company 58
33 SPALDING & EVENFLO COMPANIES, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 58
34 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 56
35 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 56
36 LENOX, INCORPORATED LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ Company 55
37 ORIGINS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 55
38 BDH TWO, INC. WILMINGTON, DE Company 54
39 ECOLAB INC. ST. PAUL, MN Company 53
40 BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 52
41 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY WAYNE, NJ Company 51
42 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 51
43 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 50
44 SEGA OF AMERICA, INC. SAN JOSE, CA Company 50
45 ALLERGAN, INC. IRVINE, CA Company 49
46 ANCO COLLECTOR SUPPLIES, INC. FLORENCE, AL Company 49
47 MEAD CORPORATION, THE DAYTON, OH Company 49
48 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. MC GAW PARK, IL Company 47
49 NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC. Lehi, UT Company 47
50 DC Comics Inc. New York, NY Company 46
51 DRACKETT COMPANY, THE – Company 46
52 CONAIR CORPORATION STAMFORD, CT Company 45
53 E. S. Originals, Inc. New York, NY Company 45
54 SCHOLASTIC INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 45
55 SCOTT PAPER COMPANY – Company 45
56 CONAGRA, INC. OMAHA, NE Company 44
57 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, THE CLEVELAND, OH Company 44
58 COORS BREWING COMPANY DENVER, CO Company 43
59 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION MEMPHIS, TN Company 43
60 HOECHST AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MAIN 80, DE Company 43
61 SONY CORPORATION SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JP Company 43
62 CORPORACION BANCARIA DE ESPANA , S.A. 28014 MADRID, ES Company 42
63 GITANO LICENSING, LTD. WILMINGTON, DE Company 42
64 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 42
65 WESTERN FAMILY FOODS, INC. TIGARD, OR Company 42
66 DIAL CORP, THE PHOENIX, AZ Company 41
67 ESSELTE PENDAFLEX CORPORATION GARDEN CITY, NY Company 41
68 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 41
69 ZIFF COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 41
70 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 40
71 GTE Products Corporation Stamford, CT Company 40
72 Leaps & Bounds, Inc. Oak Brook, IL Company 40
73 R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY – Company 40
74 American Greetings Corporation Cleveland, OH Company 39
75 BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, THE TOWSON, MD Company 39
76 DIAL CORPORATION, THE PHOENIX, AZ Company 39
77 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WI Company 39
78 Toymax Inc. Cedarhurst, NY Company 39
79 CHINA PYROTECHNICS, INC. FLORENCE, AL Company 38
80 HOME SHOPPING NETWORK, INC. ST. PETERSBURG, FL Company 38
81 WINDMERE CORPORATION MIAMI LAKES, FL Company 38
82 WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE, INC. ROCKFORD, MI Company 38
83 XEROX CORPORATION – Company 38
84 BELLSOUTH CORPORATION ATLANTA, GA Company 37
85 CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION ARDSLEY, NY Company 37
86 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Glenview, IL Company 37
87 UNITED STATES SHOE CORPORATION, THE CINCINNATI, OH Company 37
88 BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. NEW YORK 18, NY Company 36
89 SANDOZ AG (SANDOZ LTD., SANDOZ S.A.) LITCHSTRASSE 35 BASLE, CH Company 36
90 TOMY AMERICA, INC. BREA, CA Company 36
91 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION – Company 35
92 GORHAM, INC. JOHNSTON, RI Company 35
93 MILLER BREWING COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WI Company 35
94 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 35
95 PILLSBURY COMPANY, THE MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 35
96 SCHERING CORPORATION KENILWORTH, NJ Company 35
97 SWIMC, INC. Newark, DE Company 35
98 TONKA CORPORATION PAWTUCKET, RI Company 35
99 Borland International, Inc. Scotts Valley, CA Company 34
100 KIDS FITNESS CENTER, INC. Oak Brook, IL Company 34

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