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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 1993

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 1993. Together they filed 8,146 of the 129,963 applications that year (6.3%).

Who the top filers of 1993 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States887,12547%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere121,02144%

44 of the 100 were not in the 1992 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are MALIBU COMICS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (3), NBA PROPERTIES, INC. (5), AT&T CORP. (11). The biggest climber is APPLE COMPUTER, INC., from 78 to 28.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 1993, 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: 1993 filings

# Owner Location Type 1993 filings
1 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 489
2 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY – Company 352
3 MALIBU COMICS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. Calabasas, CA Company 342
4 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 238
5 NBA PROPERTIES, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 186
6 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION OAK BROOK, IL Company 172
7 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION WASHINGTON, DC Company 167
8 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 154
9 KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. GLENVIEW, IL Company 154
10 TONKA CORPORATION PAWTUCKET, RI Company 153
11 AT&T CORP. NEW YORK, NY Company 150
12 Rob Liefeld, Inc. Anaheim, CA Company 130
13 LISCO, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 128
14 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 125
15 SABAN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. BURBANK, CA Company 118
16 STERLING SOFTWARE, INC. DALLAS, TX Company 112
17 MBNA AMERICA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION WILMINGTON, DE Company 107
18 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 98
19 Nabisco, Inc. East Hanover, NJ Company 97
20 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 93
21 MOTOROLA, INC. – Company 92
22 AEGIS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. San Diego, CA Company 86
23 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 83
24 MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, INC. Beverly Hills, CA Company 83
25 HEARST CORPORATION, THE – Company 82
26 SARAMAR CORPORATION DOVER, DE Company 82
27 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. NEWARK, DE Company 82
28 APPLE COMPUTER, INC. CUPERTINO, CA Company 81
29 BDH TWO, INC. WILMINGTON, DE Company 81
30 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. NEW YORK, NY Company 78
31 UPPER DECK COMPANY, THE CARLSBAD, CA Company 76
32 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 75
33 Coca Cola Company, The Atlanta, GA Company 75
34 CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION ARDSLEY, NY Company 72
35 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 70
36 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO Company 70
37 WARNER-LAMBERT COMPANY MORRIS PLAINS, NJ Company 70
38 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 68
39 SONY CORPORATION SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JP Company 68
40 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 67
41 TRIUMPH INTERNATIONAL, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 66
42 Toymax Inc. Cedarhurst, NY Company 66
43 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 64
44 FMC CORPORATION SAN JOSE, CA Company 64
45 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 64
46 TYCO INDUSTRIES, INC. MT. LAUREL, NJ Company 64
47 MEAD CORPORATION, THE DAYTON, OH Company 63
48 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 63
49 Universal City Studios, Inc. Universal City, CA Company 63
50 CHOICE HOTELS INTERNATIONAL, INC. North Bethesda, MD Company 62
51 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 61
52 PILLOWTEX CORPORATION DALLAS, TX Company 60
53 Rochester Telephone Corporation Rochester, NY Company 60
54 E. S. Originals, Inc. New York, NY Company 59
55 GENERAL MILLS, INC. – Company 59
56 TRENDMASTERS, INC. LAGUNA BEACH, CA Company 58
57 Cellular One Group Dallas, TX Company 57
58 KRAFT FOODS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 56
59 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY WAYNE, NJ Company 55
60 Atlantic Richfield Company Los Angeles, CA Company 54
61 L'OREAL – Company 54
62 MEREDITH CORPORATION DES MOINES, IA Company 54
63 WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION – Company 54
64 BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, THE TOWSON, MD Company 52
65 WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RACINE, WI Company 51
66 CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA Ohta-Ku, Tokyo, JP Company 50
67 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 50
68 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,THE NEWARK, NJ Company 49
69 TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC. SKOKIE, IL Company 49
70 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD. SINGAPORE, SG Company 48
71 HERMAN MILLER, INC. TRAUNREUT D-83301, DE Company 48
72 MOORE BUSINESS FORMS, INC. GRAND ISLAND, NY Company 48
73 ZIFF COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 48
74 BLUE BELL, INC. GREENSBORO, NC Company 47
75 BASF CORPORATION FLORHAM PRK, NJ Company 46
76 BELLSOUTH CORPORATION ATLANTA, GA Company 46
77 ASHLAND OIL, INC. COVINGTON, KY Company 45
78 FILA U.S.A., INC. Hunt Valley, MD Company 45
79 L.C. LICENSING, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 45
80 Novell, Inc. Orem, UT Company 45
81 STERLING WINTHROP INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 45
82 WALT DISNEY COMPANY, THE BURBANK, CA Company 45
83 Enlightened Entertainment Partners, L.P. New York, NY Company 44
84 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 44
85 KMART PROPERTIES, INC. TROY, MI Company 44
86 Lange, Michael B. Pittsburgh, PA Individual 44
87 REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 43
88 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Fort Worth, TX Company 42
89 ANCO COLLECTOR SUPPLIES, INC. FLORENCE, AL Company 42
90 BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED Houston, TX Company 42
91 BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. MC GAW PARK, IL Company 42
92 JBI, INC. CANTON, MA Company 42
93 NABISCO BRANDS, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 42
94 VTECH INDUSTRIES, INC. WHEELING, IL Company 42
95 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Burbank, CA Company 42
96 Big Entertainment, Inc. Boca Raton, FL Company 41
97 OSCAR MAYER FOODS CORPORATION MADISON, WI Company 41
98 SHOPPERVISION, INC. Norcross, GA Company 41
99 BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Company 40
100 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 40

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