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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 1999

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 1999. Together they filed 11,490 of the 263,593 applications that year (4.4%).

Who the top filers of 1999 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States8710,11037%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere131,38048%

54 of the 100 were not in the 1998 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are TIME INC. (11), SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. (15), MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. (22). The biggest climber is WARNACO U.S., INC., from 94 to 9.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 1999, 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: 1999 filings

# Owner Location Type 1999 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 756
2 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 420
3 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 343
4 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. NEW YORK, NY Company 318
5 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE – Company 263
6 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 245
7 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 203
8 AT&T CORP. NEW YORK, NY Company 195
9 WARNACO U.S., INC. New York, NY Company 182
10 Fox Family Properties, Inc. Los Angeles, CA Company 164
11 TIME INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 163
12 L'OREAL – Company 150
13 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. MURRAY HILL, NJ Company 150
14 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 149
15 SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. SAN ANTIONIO, TX Company 145
16 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 142
17 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 142
18 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 135
19 U S WEST, INC. ENGLEWOOD, CO Company 134
20 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BETHESDA, MD Company 130
21 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 127
22 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 126
23 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 123
24 E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 120
25 Zulu Warrior, L.L.C. Costa Mesa, CA Company 118
26 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 115
27 ELECTRONIC DATA SYSTEMS CORPORATION PLANO, TX Company 114
28 Digital Entertainment Network, Inc. Santa Monica, CA Company 110
29 Shultz, Larry Beverly Hills, CA Individual 110
30 TRENDMASTERS, INC. LAGUNA BEACH, CA Company 109
31 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION CHARLOTTE, NC Company 108
32 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 107
33 HARTFORD HOUSE, LTD. BOULDER, CO Company 107
34 CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. Westlake, TX Company 106
35 UPPER DECK COMPANY, LLC, THE CARLSBAD, CA Company 106
36 ZD INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 106
37 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 103
38 BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION Wilmington, DE Company 101
39 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 101
40 NABISCO BRANDS COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 101
41 CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. SAN JOSE, CA Company 100
42 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY – Company 100
43 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY – Company 98
44 BAYER CORPORATION ELKHART, IN Company 96
45 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MUNICH, DE Company 96
46 CustomTracks Operating Corporation Dallas, TX Company 94
47 MILLER BREWING COMPANY MILWAUKEE, WI Company 94
48 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. Eindhoven, NL Company 92
49 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION BETHESDA, MD Company 90
50 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 90
51 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO Company 90
52 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 89
53 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 88
54 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Glenview, IL Company 88
55 Oxygen Media, LLC New York, NY Company 87
56 RECOT, INC. DALLAS, TX Company 87
57 FMR CORP. BOSTON, MA Company 85
58 SARAMAR L.L.C. Downers Grove, IL Company 85
59 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PALO ALTO, CA Company 84
60 ME LICENSING CORPORATION WILMINGTON, DE Company 84
61 SABAN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. BURBANK, CA Company 83
62 GOLDEN BOOKS PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. New York, NY Company 82
63 Universal City Studios, Inc. Universal City, CA Company 82
64 Cellular One Group Dallas, TX Company 81
65 ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 80
66 AVENUE INC., THE WILMINGTON, DE Company 80
67 MARBLE SPORTSWEAR, INC. BEVERLY HILLS, CA Company 80
68 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 77
69 PC Flowers & Gifts, Inc. Stamford, CT Company 77
70 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP NEW YORK, NY Company 77
71 Pierce Sales Co. Inc. Orlando, FL Company 77
72 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 76
73 MANA PRODUCTS, INC. – Company 76
74 PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 76
75 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 75
76 BRUNSWICK CORPORATION CHICAGO 5, IL Company 74
77 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG STUTTGART, DE Company 74
78 Xerox Corporation Norwalk, CT Company 74
79 QVC, INC. WEST CHESTER, PA Company 73
80 Yo Network, LLC New York, NY Company 73
81 SHISEIDO COMPANY LTD. TOKYO, JP Company 72
82 ENCORE MEDIA GROUP LLC ENGLEWOOD, CO Company 71
83 ERNST & YOUNG U.S. LLP NEW YORK, NY Company 71
84 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SAN DIEGO, CA Company 71
85 ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS, INC. KANSAS CITY, KS Company 70
86 MEDTRONIC, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 70
87 REXALL SUNDOWN, INC. RONKONKOMA, NY Company 70
88 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE N.W. WASHINGTON, DC Company 70
89 Coca Cola Company, The Atlanta, GA Company 69
90 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 69
91 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Santa Clara, CA Company 69
92 TIMES MIRROR MAGAZINES, INC. Winter Park, FL Company 69
93 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 68
94 KONAMI CO., LTD. ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ, JP Company 68
95 SELFISH, INC. Los Angeles, CA Company 68
96 Chen, David G. Beverly Hills, CA Individual 67
97 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 67
98 SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CHICAGO, IL Company 67
99 Shell Oil Company Houston, TX Company 67
100 AMWAY CORPORATION ADA, MI Company 66

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