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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 2000

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 2000. Together they filed 11,446 of the 285,857 applications that year (4%).

Who the top filers of 2000 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States829,64136%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere181,80548%

51 of the 100 were not in the 1999 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are LOUDCLOUD, INC. (4), .TV Corporation International, The (7), INDUSTRIAL EXCHANGE CORPORATION (13). The biggest climber is JOHNSON & JOHNSON, from 97 to 24.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2000, 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: 2000 filings

# Owner Location Type 2000 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 802
2 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 547
3 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 380
4 LOUDCLOUD, INC. SUNNYVALE, CA Company 371
5 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 325
6 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE – Company 252
7 .TV Corporation International, The Pasadena, CA Company 247
8 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 193
9 NABISCO BRANDS COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 186
10 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 179
11 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 157
12 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTERNATIONAL INC. DENVER, CO Company 152
13 INDUSTRIAL EXCHANGE CORPORATION RICHMOND, VA Company 147
14 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 144
15 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. NEW YORK, NY Company 139
16 LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. MURRAY HILL, NJ Company 137
17 L'OREAL – Company 134
18 AVON PRODUCTS, INC. – Company 132
19 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 129
20 AT&T CORP. NEW YORK, NY Company 120
21 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 117
22 CHARMED.COM, INC. BEVERLY HILLS, CA Company 116
23 QVC, INC. WEST CHESTER, PA Company 116
24 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 112
25 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 111
26 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 110
27 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 109
28 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 105
29 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 104
30 Vulcan Northwest Inc. Bellevue, WA Company 104
31 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 100
32 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 99
33 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY – Company 98
34 SELFISH, INC. Los Angeles, CA Company 98
35 The .TV Corporation International, Pasadena, CA Company 98
36 EXPERIENCE LEARNING COMMUNITY SEATTLE, WA Company 96
37 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 95
38 IGT Reno, NV Company 94
39 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MUNICH, DE Company 94
40 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE N.W. WASHINGTON, DC Company 94
41 WARNACO U.S., INC. New York, NY Company 94
42 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY – Company 93
43 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. MORRISTOWN, NJ Company 93
44 KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 91
45 TRI-Coastal Design Group, Inc. Bridgewater, NJ Company 91
46 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 90
47 SARAMAR L.L.C. Downers Grove, IL Company 89
48 netDecide Corp. Falls Church, VA Company 89
49 PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY KALAMAZOO, MI Company 88
50 DigitalConvergence.com Inc. Addison, TX Company 87
51 CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. SAN JOSE, CA Company 86
52 DUPONT PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY WILMINGTON, DE Company 85
53 GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, THE Akron, OH Company 84
54 PHILOSOPHY, INC. PHOENIX, AZ Company 83
55 Stamps.com Inc. Santa Monica, CA Company 83
56 ASTRAZENECA AB SODERTALJE, SE Company 82
57 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION CHARLOTTE, NC Company 82
58 TITAN INTERNATIONAL, INC. QUINCY, IL Company 82
59 CMP MEDIA INC. MANHASSET, NY Company 80
60 OWENS CORNING FIBERGLAS TECHNOLOGY, INC. SUMMIT, IL Company 79
61 Simple Abundance, Inc. Bethesda, MD Company 78
62 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 77
63 Hearst Communications, Inc. New York, NY Company 76
64 PHARMACIA CORPORATION St. Louis, MO Company 76
65 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SANTA CLARA, CA Company 73
66 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY PALO ALTO, CA Company 73
67 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Glenview, IL Company 73
68 CLUB MEDITERRANEE PARIS, FR Company 72
69 ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 71
70 AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. Fort Worth, TX Company 71
71 CONAGRA BRANDS, INC. OMAHA, NE Company 71
72 GENERAL MILLS, INC. – Company 71
73 KAL KAN FOODS, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 71
74 KONAMI CORPORATION TOKYO, JP Company 71
75 Vast Resources, Inc. Chatsworth, CA Company 71
76 NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION WASHINGTON, DC Company 70
77 RALSTON PURINA COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO Company 70
78 CHARLES SCHWAB & CO., INC. Westlake, TX Company 69
79 CMC MAGNETICS CORPORATION Taipei, 104, TW Company 69
80 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE Company 69
81 BRUNSWICK CORPORATION CHICAGO 5, IL Company 68
82 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 68
83 KONAMI CO., LTD. ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ, JP Company 68
84 MOORE NORTH AMERICA INC STAMFORD, CT Company 68
85 UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. CLINTON, CT Company 68
86 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 67
87 Schneider, David L. San Diego, CA Individual 67
88 TIME INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 67
89 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY – Company 67
90 XO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. RESTON, VA Company 67
91 AETHER SYSTEMS, INC. OWINGS MILLS, MD Company 66
92 BAYER CORPORATION ELKHART, IN Company 66
93 NEXTLINK COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Bellevue, WA Company 66
94 ODDZON, INC . PAWTUCKET, RI Company 66
95 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 66
96 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SAN DIEGO, CA Company 66
97 REVLON CONSUMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 65
98 SHIMANO, INC. SAKAI, OSAKA, JP Company 65
99 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Santa Clara, CA Company 65
100 CARTOON NETWORK LP, LLLP, THE ATLANTA, GA Company 64

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