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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 2005

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 2005. Together they filed 12,172 of the 266,771 applications that year (4.6%).

Who the top filers of 2005 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States8610,16443%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere142,00854%

45 of the 100 were not in the 2004 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are THE CARTOON NETWORK LP, LLLP (7), VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. (9), THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (14). The biggest climber is HEB Grocery Company, L.P., from 90 to 32.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2005, 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: 2005 filings

# Owner Location Type 2005 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 1,143
2 Deutsche Telekom AG D-53175 Bonn, DE Company 548
3 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 290
4 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 272
5 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 258
6 The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH Company 243
7 THE CARTOON NETWORK LP, LLLP ATLANTA, GA Company 241
8 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 223
9 VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. REYNOLDSBURG, OH Company 214
10 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 203
11 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 177
12 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 163
13 MeadWestvaco Corporation Richmond, VA Company 161
14 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA Company 159
15 JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. Santa Monica, CA Company 158
16 CREATIVE CHARACTERS, INC. MIAMI, FL Company 157
17 PHILOSOPHY, INC. PHOENIX, AZ Company 156
18 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, INCORPORATED ST. LOUIS, MO Company 154
19 IGT Reno, NV Company 152
20 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 148
21 L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. New York, NY Company 144
22 L'OREAL – Company 141
23 TRUE VALUE COMPANY CHICAGO, IL Company 139
24 CR LICENSE, LLC TUCSON, AZ Company 138
25 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 136
26 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 133
27 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 132
28 The Cartoon Network, Inc. Atlanta, GA Company 131
29 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 129
30 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Burbank, CA Company 127
31 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 120
32 HEB Grocery Company, L.P. SAN ANTONIO, TX Company 119
33 UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. CLINTON, CT Company 114
34 HOMER TLC, INC. Wilmington, DE Company 110
35 DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. New York, NY Company 104
36 Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery Corporation Wheat Ridge Company 100
37 MGA ENTERTAINMENT INC. NORTH HILLS, CA Company 100
38 THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION SECAUCUS, NY Company 99
39 BowTie, Inc. IRVINE, CA Company 98
40 JB INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, LLC PALM BEACH, FL Company 98
41 CARGILL, INCORPORATED MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 95
42 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY – Company 95
43 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WI Company 95
44 BUFFETT, JIMMY KEY WEST, FL Individual 93
45 CLOCKWORK IP, LLC SARASOTA, FL Company 93
46 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. PRINCETON, NJ Company 92
47 TAYLOR & FRANCIS GROUP, LLC BOCA RATON, FL Company 91
48 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY – Company 89
49 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE Company 89
50 RECKITT BENCKISER, INC. PARSIPPANY, NJ Company 89
51 SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION PHILADELPHIA, PA Company 89
52 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 87
53 Bath & Body Works, Inc. Columbus, OH Company 86
54 WYETH MADISON, NJ Company 86
55 3M Company St. Paul, MN Company 84
56 AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 84
57 MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC PALM BEACH, FL Company 83
58 MEDTRONIC, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 83
59 WAL-MART STORES, INC. BENTONVILLE, AR Company 83
60 BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION CHARLOTTE, NC Company 82
61 Callaway Golf Company Carlsbad, CA Company 82
62 MEREDITH CORPORATION DES MOINES, IA Company 82
63 Nedboy, Robin L New York, NY Individual 81
64 The Haworth Press, Inc. Binghamton, NY Company 81
65 CMP ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 80
66 E. & J. GALLO WINERY – Company 80
67 FM Rocks Kids, Inc. Santa Monica, CA Company 79
68 FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. PLANO, TX Company 77
69 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 77
70 CONAIR CORPORATION STAMFORD, CT Company 76
71 WESTERN HOLDINGS, LLC CHEYENNE, WY Company 76
72 AMERICAN EXPRESS COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 75
73 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 75
74 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, INC. BETHESDA, MD Company 75
75 VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES, INC. REYNOLDS, OH Company 73
76 Columbia Insurance Company Omaha, NE Company 70
77 CBS Broadcasting Inc. New York, NY Company 68
78 Emigrant Savings Bank New York, NY Company 68
79 CMP Information, Inc. New York, NY Company 67
80 RODALE INC. Emmaus, PA Company 67
81 VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES, LLC REYNOLDSBURG, OH Company 67
82 BLACK & DECKER CORPORATION, THE TOWSON, MD Company 66
83 Bluetorch On-Line Games, Inc. Costa Mesa, CA Company 66
84 GameLogic, Inc. Waltham, MA Company 66
85 ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. Glenview, IL Company 65
86 Phone Directories Company, LP Orem, UT Company 65
87 SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG GREENSBORO, NC Company 65
88 Video Gaming Technologies, Inc. Antioch, TN Company 65
89 CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION MCLEAN, VA Company 64
90 BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV Company 63
91 HELEN OF TROY LIMITED Belleville, St Michael, BB Company 63
92 TARGET BRANDS, INC. MINNEAPOLIS, MN Company 63
93 ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 62
94 LF, LLC Mooresville, NC Company 62
95 Whole Foods Market IP, L.P. Austin, TX Company 61
96 CHEVRON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LLC SAN RAMON, CA Company 60
97 HENKEL AG & CO. KGAA DUESSELDORF, DE Company 60
98 KELLOGG NORTH AMERICA COMPANY BATTLE CREEK, MI Company 60
99 KOHLER CO. KOHLER, WI Company 60
100 MERCK KGAA DARMSTADT, DE Company 60

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