Who the top filers of 2008 are
| Based in | Owners in the top 100 | Applications | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 8,381 | 46% |
| China, individuals | 0 | 0 | – |
| China, companies | 0 | 0 | – |
| Elsewhere | 26 | 3,164 | 54% |
39 of the 100 were not in the 2007 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are Deutsche Telekom (7), ASTRAZENECA AB (14), NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. (23). The biggest climber is TARGET BRANDS, INC., from 95 to 12.
Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2008, 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: 2008 filings
| # | Owner | Location | Type | 2008 filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATTEL INC. | HAWTHORNE, CA | Company | 726 |
| 2 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | Burbank, CA | Company | 396 |
| 3 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | – | Company | 377 |
| 4 | GLAXO GROUP LIMITED | Brentford, Middlesex, GB | Company | 335 |
| 5 | NOVARTIS AG | BASEL, CH | Company | 273 |
| 6 | IGT | Reno, NV | Company | 272 |
| 7 | Deutsche Telekom | Bonn, DE | Company | 261 |
| 8 | The Cartoon Network, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Company | 187 |
| 9 | BALLY GAMING, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 177 |
| 10 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Cincinnati, OH | Company | 176 |
| 11 | AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. | New York, NY | Company | 172 |
| 12 | TARGET BRANDS, INC. | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Company | 168 |
| 13 | PEPSICO, INC. | PURCHASE, NY | Company | 167 |
| 14 | ASTRAZENECA AB | SODERTALJE, SE | Company | 158 |
| 15 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | BELLEVUE, WA | Company | 157 |
| 16 | L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. | New York, NY | Company | 150 |
| 17 | LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 147 |
| 18 | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. | CH-1800 VEVEY, CH | Company | 143 |
| 19 | HASBRO, INC. | PAWTUCKET, RI | Company | 140 |
| 20 | PFIZER INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 135 |
| 21 | SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | Company | 134 |
| 22 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 133 |
| 23 | NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. | Redmond, WA | Company | 131 |
| 24 | MARS, INCORPORATED | MCLEAN, VA | Company | 128 |
| 25 | Ultraconcurrent, Inc. | Aptos, CA | Company | 126 |
| 26 | NINTENDO CO., LTD. | HIGASHIYAMA-KU, KYOTO, JP | Company | 122 |
| 27 | VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 121 |
| 28 | HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP | SAN ANTONIO, TX | Company | 119 |
| 29 | ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS, INC. | Glenview, IL | Company | 115 |
| 30 | S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. | RACINE, WI | Company | 114 |
| 31 | HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 113 |
| 32 | HERBALSCIENCE GROUP, LLC | Bonita Springs, FL | Company | 110 |
| 33 | SPIN MASTER LTD. | Toronto, Ontario, CA | Company | 110 |
| 34 | Harvey Ball Smile Limited | Shinagawa-ku, JP | Company | 107 |
| 35 | L'OREAL | – | Company | 104 |
| 36 | Hearst Communications, Inc. | New York, NY | Company | 103 |
| 37 | CONAIR CORPORATION | STAMFORD, CT | Company | 102 |
| 38 | Columbia Insurance Company | Omaha, NE | Company | 101 |
| 39 | JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. | Santa Monica, CA | Company | 100 |
| 40 | PHILOSOPHY, INC. | PHOENIX, AZ | Company | 100 |
| 41 | OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. | LOS ANGELES, CA | Company | 98 |
| 42 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Suwon City, Kyung Ki Do, KR | Company | 98 |
| 43 | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | Company | 98 |
| 44 | VITAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | DAVIE, FL | Company | 98 |
| 45 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | Company | 95 |
| 46 | QUALCOMM INCORPORATED | SAN DIEGO, CA | Company | 95 |
| 47 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | – | Company | 94 |
| 48 | Sears Brands, LLC | Hoffman Estates, IL | Company | 93 |
| 49 | UNITED BUSINESS MEDIA LLC | MANHASSET, NY | Company | 93 |
| 50 | Philip Morris USA Inc. | Richmond, VA | Company | 90 |
| 51 | Callaway Golf Company | Carlsbad, CA | Company | 88 |
| 52 | BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | REYNOLDSBURG, OH | Company | 83 |
| 53 | CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP, INC. | BALTIMORE, MD | Company | 82 |
| 54 | LF, LLC | Mooresville, NC | Company | 82 |
| 55 | SBE Entertainment Group, LLC | Los Angeles, CA | Company | 80 |
| 56 | BUILD-A- BEAR RETAIL MANAGEMENT, INC. | ST. LOUIS, MO | Company | 79 |
| 57 | EDDIE BAUER INC. | REDMOND, WA | Company | 79 |
| 58 | MANA PRODUCTS, INC. | – | Company | 79 |
| 59 | MERCK KGAA | DARMSTADT, DE | Company | 78 |
| 60 | PAYLESS SHOESOURCE WORLDWIDE, INC. | TOPEKA, KS | Company | 78 |
| 61 | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | Burbank, CA | Company | 78 |
| 62 | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC | NORTHFIELD, IL | Company | 77 |
| 63 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | SEOUL, KR | Company | 77 |
| 64 | Tyler Candle Company, L.L.C. | Tyler, TX | Company | 77 |
| 65 | GLAXOSMITHKLINE LLC | WILMINGTON, DE | Company | 76 |
| 66 | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG | D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE | Company | 76 |
| 67 | PURE & NATURAL COMPANY | Scottsdale, AZ | Company | 76 |
| 68 | Claffey, Daniel F. | Beverly Hills, CA | Individual | 75 |
| 69 | DEJ HOLDINGS, LLC | MOORESVILLE, NC | Company | 75 |
| 70 | ND Rights, LLC | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 75 |
| 71 | EDDIE BAUER LICENSING SERVICES LLC | BELLEVUE, WA | Company | 74 |
| 72 | TRUE VALUE COMPANY | CHICAGO, IL | Company | 74 |
| 73 | Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery Corporation | Wheat Ridge | Company | 72 |
| 74 | Deutsche Telekom AG | D-53175 Bonn, DE | Company | 70 |
| 75 | EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. | ST LOUIS, MO | Company | 70 |
| 76 | UNILEVER SUPPLY CHAIN, INC. | CLINTON, CT | Company | 70 |
| 77 | AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | NEWINGTON NSW 2127, AU | Company | 69 |
| 78 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH | D-55216 INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, DE | Company | 69 |
| 79 | BOYD GAMING CORPORATION | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 69 |
| 80 | MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. | Burbank, CA | Company | 69 |
| 81 | Moshe inc | Los Angeles, CA | Company | 69 |
| 82 | RODALE INC. | Emmaus, PA | Company | 69 |
| 83 | BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION | CHARLOTTE, NC | Company | 68 |
| 84 | BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 51373 Leverkusen, DE | Company | 68 |
| 85 | CARGILL, INCORPORATED | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Company | 68 |
| 86 | KOLEOGLOU, PETER D. | Southampton, NY | Individual | 68 |
| 87 | RETAIL ROYALTY COMPANY | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 68 |
| 88 | TUPPERWARE PRODUCTS S.A. | FRIBOURG, CH | Company | 68 |
| 89 | AOL LLC | DULLES, VA | Company | 67 |
| 90 | SANOFI-AVENTIS | Paris, FR | Company | 67 |
| 91 | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | Stamford, CT | Company | 66 |
| 92 | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY | – | Company | 64 |
| 93 | Mascotte Holdings, Inc. | New York, NY | Company | 63 |
| 94 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | – | Company | 63 |
| 95 | ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 62 |
| 96 | CCP HF | REYKJAVIK, IS | Company | 62 |
| 97 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP | BEDMINSTER, NJ | Company | 62 |
| 98 | SCHOLASTIC INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 62 |
| 99 | THE HARTZ MOUNTAIN CORPORATION | SECAUCUS, NY | Company | 62 |
| 100 | DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. | New York, NY | Company | 61 |