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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 2001

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 2001. Together they filed 12,479 of the 218,590 applications that year (5.7%).

Who the top filers of 2001 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States818,60547%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere193,87438%

52 of the 100 were not in the 2000 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. (17), INTIMATE BEAUTY CORPORATION (25), GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY (27). The biggest climber is Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG, from 80 to 5.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2001, 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: 2001 filings

# Owner Location Type 2001 filings
1 KONAMI CORPORATION TOKYO, JP Company 1,776
2 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 845
3 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 275
4 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 245
5 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE Company 210
6 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY – Company 205
7 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 201
8 AVON PRODUCTS, INC. – Company 195
9 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 180
10 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 174
11 IGT Reno, NV Company 170
12 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 163
13 AT&T CORP. NEW YORK, NY Company 143
14 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 139
15 QVC, INC. WEST CHESTER, PA Company 138
16 L'OREAL – Company 137
17 KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. MINATO-KU, TOKYO, JP Company 132
18 PHARMACIA CORPORATION St. Louis, MO Company 131
19 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 128
20 GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION DETROIT 2, MI Company 124
21 PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY, THE – Company 123
22 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 123
23 PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY KALAMAZOO, MI Company 118
24 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 117
25 INTIMATE BEAUTY CORPORATION NEW YORK, NY Company 116
26 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 116
27 GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY DETROIT, MI Company 114
28 WORLD WRESTLING FEDERATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC. STAMFORD, CT Company 114
29 GENERAL MOTORS LLC DETROIT, MI Company 113
30 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 113
31 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 112
32 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P. NEW YORK, NY Company 107
33 JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. Santa Monica, CA Company 105
34 CANDLE CORPORATION OF AMERICA DES PLAINES, IL Company 103
35 TRENDMASTERS, INC. LAGUNA BEACH, CA Company 103
36 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 100
37 NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. Redmond, WA Company 100
38 L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. New York, NY Company 99
39 RECOT, INC. DALLAS, TX Company 97
40 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 95
41 Arch Chemicals, Inc. Allendale, NJ Company 92
42 BOLDT, ENTERTAINMENT, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 92
43 POWER BUYING DEALERS, USA, INC. Oakbrook, IL Company 92
44 UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. CLINTON, CT Company 92
45 SHOWTIME NETWORKS INC. New York, NY Company 91
46 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION CHARLOTTE, NC Company 90
47 INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC. FRAMINGHAM, MA Company 90
48 PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 90
49 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 90
50 MEDTRONIC, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 89
51 HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. CARROLLTON, TX Company 88
52 WASHINGTON MUTUAL, INC. SEATTLE, WA Company 88
53 SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT MUNICH, DE Company 86
54 MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Greenville, SC Company 85
55 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION BETHESDA, MD Company 83
56 WELLS FARGO & COMPANY – Company 83
57 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 82
58 SARAMAR L.L.C. Downers Grove, IL Company 82
59 Xerox Corporation Norwalk, CT Company 82
60 BAYER CORPORATION ELKHART, IN Company 81
61 KRAFT FOODS HOLDINGS, INC. NORTHFIELD, IL Company 81
62 Milliken & Company New York, NY Company 81
63 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 81
64 CMP MEDIA LLC MANHASSET, NY Company 80
65 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 80
66 RELIANT ENERGY, INCORPORATED Houston, TX Company 80
67 KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. Eindhoven, NL Company 78
68 SARA LEE CORPORATION WINSTON-SALEM, NC Company 78
69 AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY II, L.P. RENO, NV Company 75
70 CHURCH & DWIGHT COMPANY GREEN RIVER, WY Company 75
71 EXPERIENCE LEARNING COMMUNITY SEATTLE, WA Company 75
72 NBDL Enterprises, LLC Secaucus, NJ Company 75
73 CHESEBROUGH-POND'S INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 74
74 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG STUTTGART, DE Company 74
75 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 74
76 AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION – Company 73
77 BOTICA COMERCIAL FARMACEUTICA LTDA. CURITIBA, PARANA, BR Company 73
78 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SAN DIEGO, CA Company 72
79 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 71
80 RIVA SPORTS, INC. ROCKVILLE, MD Company 70
81 XM Satellite Radio Inc. Washington, DC Company 70
82 AMGEN INC. THOUSAND OAKS, CA Company 69
83 Jethro, Inc. Washington,, DC Company 69
84 DAIMLER AG Stuttgart, DE Company 68
85 Milanian, Cyrus Pompano Beach, FL Individual 68
86 BUILD-A BEAR WORKSHOP, INC. ST. LOUIS, MO Company 67
87 ECOLAB INC. ST. PAUL, MN Company 67
88 EL PASO CORPORATION HOUSTON, TX Company 67
89 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 66
90 Hearst Communications, Inc. New York, NY Company 66
91 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Glenview, IL Company 66
92 ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. FT. LAUDERDALE, FL Company 65
93 General Motors Corporation Detroit, MI Company 65
94 SEARS, ROEBUCK AND CO. CHICAGO, IL Company 65
95 INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY STAMFORD, CT Company 63
96 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. NEW YORK, NY Company 63
97 Callaway Golf Company Carlsbad, CA Company 62
98 ME LICENSING CORPORATION WILMINGTON, DE Company 62
99 MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, DE Company 62
100 SONY KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKYO, JP Company 62

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