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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 1994

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 1994. Together they filed 8,118 of the 137,625 applications that year (5.9%).

Who the top filers of 1994 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States847,02148%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere161,09745%

47 of the 100 were not in the 1993 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are 1 SOURCE INFORMATION SERVICES COMPANY (11), WAL-MART STORES, INC. (13), SPALDING & EVENFLO COMPANIES, INC. (17). The biggest climber is Big Entertainment, Inc., from 96 to 9.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 1994, 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: 1994 filings

# Owner Location Type 1994 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 407
2 AT&T CORP. NEW YORK, NY Company 342
3 KRAFT GENERAL FOODS, INC. GLENVIEW, IL Company 192
4 SABAN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. BURBANK, CA Company 179
5 MCI COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION WASHINGTON, DC Company 170
6 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 153
7 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 152
8 KRAFT FOODS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 152
9 Big Entertainment, Inc. Boca Raton, FL Company 134
10 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 134
11 1 SOURCE INFORMATION SERVICES COMPANY Houston, TX Company 130
12 AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY – Company 129
13 WAL-MART STORES, INC. BENTONVILLE, AR Company 129
14 MOTOROLA, INC. – Company 128
15 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION OAK BROOK, IL Company 123
16 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 110
17 SPALDING & EVENFLO COMPANIES, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 105
18 TRENDMASTERS, INC. LAGUNA BEACH, CA Company 105
19 NBA PROPERTIES, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 103
20 TONKA CORPORATION PAWTUCKET, RI Company 103
21 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 102
22 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 99
23 Coca Cola Company, The Atlanta, GA Company 96
24 Nabisco, Inc. East Hanover, NJ Company 96
25 CAPCOM CO., LTD. Osaka, JP Company 95
26 Toymax Inc. Cedarhurst, NY Company 95
27 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD. SINGAPORE, SG Company 89
28 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 89
29 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 86
30 Universal City Studios, Inc. Universal City, CA Company 86
31 ALONZO, LENI A. Northridge, CA Individual 85
32 AEGIS ENTERTAINMENT, INC. San Diego, CA Company 82
33 W. L. GORE & ASSOCIATES, INC. NEWARK, DE Company 82
34 TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO. ATLANTA, GA Company 81
35 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION – Company 80
36 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 79
37 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 78
38 BLOCKBUSTER ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Company 78
39 QVC, INC. WEST CHESTER, PA Company 76
40 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. NEW YORK, NY Company 76
41 SARAMAR CORPORATION DOVER, DE Company 75
42 AMRION, INC. Boulder, CO Company 72
43 Mission Control Chicago, IL Company 72
44 LISCO, INC. TAMPA, FL Company 71
45 CONAGRA, INC. OMAHA, NE Company 70
46 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 69
47 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 68
48 REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 66
49 STROH BREWERY COMPANY, THE DETROIT, MI Company 66
50 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 65
51 EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY – Company 64
52 INTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 63
53 CIBA-GEIGY CORPORATION ARDSLEY, NY Company 61
54 ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 60
55 APPLE COMPUTER, INC. CUPERTINO, CA Company 59
56 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 59
57 MARBLE SPORTSWEAR, INC. BEVERLY HILLS, CA Company 59
58 Nynex Corporation White Plains, NY Company 59
59 NABISCO BRANDS, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 58
60 PERFECT FIT INDUSTRIES, INC. MONROE, NC Company 58
61 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY, THE CLEVELAND, OH Company 56
62 VIACOM INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 56
63 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 55
64 HARCOURT BRACE & COMPANY ORLANDO, FL Company 54
65 PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA,THE NEWARK, NJ Company 54
66 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 53
67 NABISCO HOLDINGS CORP. PARSIPPANY, NJ Company 53
68 WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. RACINE, WI Company 53
69 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY STAMFORD, CT Company 52
70 L'OREAL – Company 51
71 BDH TWO, INC. WILMINGTON, DE Company 50
72 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION MEMPHIS, TN Company 50
73 GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY – Company 50
74 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE – Company 50
75 TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC. SKOKIE, IL Company 50
76 MILLER BREWING COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WI Company 49
77 ULTRAVIT ENTERPRISES INC PASADENA, CA Company 48
78 XEROX CORPORATION – Company 48
79 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 47
80 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 47
81 LANDMARK ENTERTAINMENT GROUP LOS ANGELES, CA Company 47
82 WARNACO INC. BRIDGEPORT, CT Company 47
83 AGC, INC. CLEVELAND, OH Company 46
84 HONG KONG CITY TOYS FACTORY LIMITED Kowloon, HK Company 46
85 Pabst Brewing Company Los Angeles, CA Company 46
86 Professional Basketball Franchise (Canada) Inc. Toronto, Ontario, M5V 9G9, CA Company 46
87 HARCOURT, INC. ORLANDO, FL Company 45
88 HEARST CORPORATION, THE – Company 45
89 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 45
90 SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY L.P. OVERLAND PARK, KS Company 45
91 TYCO INDUSTRIES, INC. MT. LAUREL, NJ Company 45
92 KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 44
93 LLUMAR STAR KITES INC. ENCINO, CA Company 44
94 ARLINGTON INTERNATIONAL RACECOURSE, INC. ARLINGTON HTS., IL Company 43
95 CosMedic Concepts, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ Company 43
96 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 43
97 AMERICAN CYANAMID COMPANY WAYNE, NJ Company 42
98 Atlantic Richfield Company Los Angeles, CA Company 42
99 BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, THE TOWSON, MD Company 42
100 Hillock Services Limited Tortola, VG Company 42

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