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Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 2009

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 2009. Together they filed 11,553 of the 269,402 applications that year (4.3%).

Who the top filers of 2009 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States808,90543%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere202,64858%

48 of the 100 were not in the 2008 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are FPL GROUP, INC. (9), NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. (13), HUMANA INC. (14). The biggest climber is SANOFI-AVENTIS, from 90 to 25.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2009, 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: 2009 filings

# Owner Location Type 2009 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 585
2 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 434
3 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 407
4 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 387
5 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 302
6 LG ELECTRONICS INC. SEOUL, KR Company 269
7 IGT Reno, NV Company 249
8 Sears Brands, LLC Hoffman Estates, IL Company 225
9 FPL GROUP, INC. NORTH PALM BEACH, FL Company 198
10 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 196
11 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 191
12 BALLY GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV Company 189
13 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. Juno Beach, FL Company 187
14 HUMANA INC. LOUISVILLE, KY Company 182
15 FERGUSON ENTERPRISES, INC. NEWPORT NEWS, VA Company 169
16 Summit Entertainment, LLC Santa Monica, CA Company 153
17 The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH Company 153
18 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Burbank, CA Company 150
19 T-MOBILE USA, INC. BELLEVUE, WA Company 148
20 L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. New York, NY Company 141
21 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Suwon City, Kyung Ki Do, KR Company 137
22 HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 134
23 The Cartoon Network, Inc. Atlanta, GA Company 133
24 HASBRO, INC. PAWTUCKET, RI Company 132
25 SANOFI-AVENTIS Paris, FR Company 132
26 SANOFI Paris, FR Company 127
27 FORD MOTOR COMPANY Dearborn, MI Company 126
28 United Football League, LLC New York, NY Company 118
29 VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. REYNOLDSBURG, OH Company 115
30 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 106
31 Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery Corporation Wheat Ridge Company 105
32 Callaway Golf Company Carlsbad, CA Company 104
33 BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. REYNOLDSBURG, OH Company 103
34 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP, INC. New York, NY Company 101
35 Harvey Ball Smile Limited Shinagawa-ku, JP Company 100
36 KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC NORTHFIELD, IL Company 100
37 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. PRINCETON, NJ Company 99
38 ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO. NEW ALBANY, OH Company 97
39 L'OREAL – Company 97
40 Ty Loke, LLC New York, NY Company 93
41 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 90
42 BARILLA G.E R. FRATELLI - SOCIETÀ PER AZIONI Parma, IT Company 87
43 PHILOSOPHY, INC. PHOENIX, AZ Company 87
44 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WI Company 87
45 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE Company 86
46 VITAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. DAVIE, FL Company 85
47 AOL LLC DULLES, VA Company 84
48 HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP SAN ANTONIO, TX Company 84
49 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 84
50 Under Armour, Inc. Baltimore, MD Company 84
51 PFIZER INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 82
52 American Express Marketing & Development Corp. NEW YORK, NY Company 81
53 Mascotte Holdings, Inc. New York, NY Company 81
54 WAL-MART STORES, INC. BENTONVILLE, AR Company 81
55 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY – Company 80
56 EVEREADY BATTERY COMPANY, INC. ST LOUIS, MO Company 80
57 JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. Santa Monica, CA Company 79
58 SCHERING-PLOUGH HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS, INC. MEMPHIS, TN Company 78
59 QUALCOMM INCORPORATED SAN DIEGO, CA Company 77
60 SCHERING CORPORATION KENILWORTH, NJ Company 77
61 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Stamford, CT Company 77
62 E. & J. GALLO WINERY – Company 76
63 HOMER TLC, INC. Wilmington, DE Company 75
64 OMS INVESTMENTS, INC. LOS ANGELES, CA Company 74
65 WINDMILL HEALTH PRODUCTS, LLC. WEST CALDWELL, NJ Company 74
66 Columbia Insurance Company Omaha, NE Company 73
67 MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC PALM BEACH, FL Company 73
68 MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC. SAN FRANCISCO, CA Company 73
69 Milux Holding S.A. Luxembourg L-2522, LU Company 73
70 SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG GREENSBORO, NC Company 73
71 Big Balloon Adventure Movie, LLC Macomb, MI Company 72
72 FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. PLANO, TX Company 72
73 HANDI-FOIL CORPORATION WHEELING, IL Company 72
74 Red.com, Inc. Lake Forest, CA Company 72
75 THE WINE GROUP LLC RIPON, CA Company 72
76 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. NEW YORK, NY Company 71
77 LF, LLC Mooresville, NC Company 71
78 SONY CORPORATION SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JP Company 71
79 THE COCA-COLA COMPANY ATLANTA, GA Company 71
80 RECKITT BENCKISER, INC. PARSIPPANY, NJ Company 70
81 DSM IP ASSETS B.V. HEERLEN, NL Company 69
82 MARTHA STEWART LIVING OMNIMEDIA, INC. New York, NY Company 69
83 PRL USA HOLDINGS, INC. New York, NY Company 69
84 AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED NEWINGTON NSW 2127, AU Company 68
85 ABBOTT LABORATORIES NORTH CHICAGO, IL Company 67
86 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION ARMONK, NY Company 64
87 NINTENDO OF AMERICA INC. Redmond, WA Company 64
88 THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY BERKELEY, CA Company 64
89 CLOCKWORK IP, LLC SARASOTA, FL Company 63
90 CONAIR CORPORATION STAMFORD, CT Company 63
91 CRAYOLA PROPERTIES, INC. Easton, PA Company 62
92 Hearst Communications, Inc. New York, NY Company 62
93 MARKET STUDIES, LLC PARADISE VALLEY, AZ Company 62
94 FTEN, Inc. Lakewood, CO Company 61
95 RECKITT BENCKISER LLC PARSIPPANY, NJ Company 61
96 SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II MANHATTAN BEACH, CA Company 61
97 WMS Gaming, Inc. Chicago, IL Company 61
98 CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC. SAN JOSE, CA Company 60
99 GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY – Company 60
100 LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION BETHESDA, MD Company 60

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