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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 1992

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 1992. Together they filed 6,626 of the 109,762 applications that year (6%).

Who the top filers of 1992 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States845,53452%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere161,09250%

46 of the 100 were not in the 1991 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION (12), W. W. GRAINGER, INC. (13), WARNER BROS. INC. (17). The biggest climber is TONKA CORPORATION, from 98 to 6.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 1992, 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: 1992 filings

# Owner Location Type 1992 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 342
2 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 154
3 KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. GLENVIEW, IL Company 149
4 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY – Company 131
5 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION OAK BROOK, IL Company 129
6 TONKA CORPORATION PAWTUCKET, RI Company 129
7 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION WASHINGTON, DC Company 128
8 Nabisco, Inc. East Hanover, NJ Company 128
9 SARAMAR CORPORATION DOVER, DE Company 123
10 LISCO, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 116
11 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 114
12 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 100
13 W. W. GRAINGER, INC. CHICAGO, IL Company 100
14 ZIFF COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 96
15 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 88
16 SONY CORPORATION SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JP Company 88
17 WARNER BROS. INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 88
18 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO Company 84
19 CORPORACION BANCARIA DE ESPANA , S.A. 28014 MADRID, ES Company 83
20 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 83
21 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 81
22 WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY MORRIS PLAINS, NJ Company 80
23 MOTOROLA, INC. – Company 78
24 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 78
25 TYCO INDUSTRIES, INC. MT. LAUREL, NJ Company 78
26 TSR, INC. RENTON, WA Company 77
27 Playmates Toys (Hong Kong) Limited Harbour City, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, HK Company 76
28 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 75
29 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. NEWARK, DE Company 74
30 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 73
31 GENERAL MILLS, INC. – Company 72
32 TITAN SPORTS INC. – Company 72
33 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 69
34 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 69
35 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 69
36 BDH TWO, INC. WILMINGTON, DE Company 68
37 ECOLAB INC. ST. PAUL, MN Company 68
38 Merck & Co., Inc. Rahway, NJ Company 68
39 THOSE CHARACTERS FROM CLEVELAND, INC. Cleveland, OH Company 68
40 REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 57
41 BELLSOUTH CORPORATION ATLANTA, GA Company 56
42 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 56
43 GITANO LICENSING, LTD. WILMINGTON, DE Company 56
44 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY WAYNE, NJ Company 55
45 Coca Cola Company, The Atlanta, GA Company 55
46 Universal Manufacturing Co., Inc. Kansas City, MO Company 55
47 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 54
48 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Houston, TX Company 53
49 CALIFORNIA SUNCARE, INC. Los Angeles, CA Company 53
50 HEARST CORPORATION, THE – Company 52
51 L'OREAL – Company 52
52 OTTO-VERSAND (GMBH & CO) HAMBURG, DE Company 51
53 WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RACINE, WI Company 51
54 Atlantic Richfield Company Los Angeles, CA Company 50
55 COORS BREWING COMPANY DENVER, CO Company 50
56 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 50
57 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WI Company 50
58 SERVICE MERCHANDISE COMPANY, INC. NASHVILLE, TN Company 50
59 DRACKETT COMPANY, THE – Company 49
60 LINVATEC CORPORATION LARGO, FL Company 49
61 SIMMONS COMPANY – Company 49
62 TV ANSWER, INC. RESTON, VA Company 48
63 KMART PROPERTIES, INC. TROY, MI Company 47
64 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 46
65 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. MC GAW PARK, IL Company 46
66 CHAUVIN INTERNATIONAL LTD. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 46
67 CONAGRA, INC. OMAHA, NE Company 46
68 E. S. Originals, Inc. New York, NY Company 46
69 ORIGINS NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 46
70 LISA FRANK, INC. TUCSON, AZ Company 45
71 Universal City Studios, Inc. Universal City, CA Company 45
72 VENTURE STORES, INC. O'FALLON, MO Company 45
73 ANCO COLLECTOR SUPPLIES, INC. FLORENCE, AL Company 44
74 BRUNSWICK CORPORATION CHICAGO 5, IL Company 44
75 PILLOWTEX CORPORATION DALLAS, TX Company 44
76 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 43
77 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 42
78 APPLE COMPUTER, INC. CUPERTINO, CA Company 42
79 COOPER INDUSTRIES, INC. HOUSTON, TX Company 42
80 MILLER BREWING COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WI Company 42
81 NORDICTRACK, INC. CHASKA, MN Company 42
82 CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION ARDSLEY, NY Company 41
83 HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY LOS ANGELES, CA Company 41
84 L.C. LICENSING, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 41
85 R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY – Company 41
86 SCHERING CORPORATION KENILWORTH, NJ Company 41
87 KRAFT FOODS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 40
88 ASHLAND OIL, INC. COVINGTON, KY Company 39
89 MEAD CORPORATION, THE DAYTON, OH Company 39
90 BALL CORPORATION MUNCIE, IN Company 38
91 DIAL CORP, THE PHOENIX, AZ Company 38
92 LAND O'LAKES, INC. ARDEN HILLS, MN Company 38
93 MEDTRONIC, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 38
94 OSCAR MAYER FOODS CORPORATION MADISON, WI Company 38
95 White Consolidated Industries, Inc. Cleveland, OH Company 38
96 ASICS CORPORATION KOBE CITY, HYOGO PREFECTURE, JP Company 37
97 BIOENERGY NUTRIENTS, INC. BOULDER, CO Company 37
98 DIVERSIFIED SPECIALISTS, INC. HOUSTON, TX Company 37
99 HUNT-WESSON, INC. FULLERTON, CA Company 37
100 NU SKIN INTERNATIONAL, INC. PROVO, UT Company 37

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