Who the top filers of 2011 are
| Based in | Owners in the top 100 | Applications | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 8,794 | 48% |
| China, individuals | 0 | 0 | – |
| China, companies | 1 | 164 | 39% |
| Elsewhere | 21 | 2,633 | 50% |
41 of the 100 were not in the 2010 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are MONSTER, INC. (5), THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY (9), HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. (15). The biggest climber is MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC., from 85 to 18.
Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2011, 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: 2011 filings
| # | Owner | Location | Type | 2011 filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MATTEL INC. | HAWTHORNE, CA | Company | 563 |
| 2 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | – | Company | 363 |
| 3 | BALLY GAMING, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 313 |
| 4 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | Burbank, CA | Company | 298 |
| 5 | MONSTER, INC. | BRISBANE, CA | Company | 281 |
| 6 | NOVARTIS AG | BASEL, CH | Company | 272 |
| 7 | GLAXO GROUP LIMITED | Brentford, Middlesex, GB | Company | 255 |
| 8 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | SEOUL, KR | Company | 230 |
| 9 | THE SAUL ZAENTZ COMPANY | BERKELEY, CA | Company | 221 |
| 10 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Cincinnati, OH | Company | 221 |
| 11 | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | Company | 196 |
| 12 | TARGET BRANDS, INC. | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Company | 178 |
| 13 | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. | CH-1800 VEVEY, CH | Company | 169 |
| 14 | Sears Brands, LLC | Hoffman Estates, IL | Company | 166 |
| 15 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Shenzhen, CN | Company | 164 |
| 16 | L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. | New York, NY | Company | 156 |
| 17 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 152 |
| 18 | MONSTER CABLE PRODUCTS, INC. | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | Company | 150 |
| 19 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | – | Company | 142 |
| 20 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Suwon City, Kyung Ki Do, KR | Company | 142 |
| 21 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | BELLEVUE, WA | Company | 142 |
| 22 | ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 137 |
| 23 | MIDDLE-EARTH ENTERPRISES, LLC | BERKELEY, CA | Company | 135 |
| 24 | SG GAMING, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 134 |
| 25 | VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | REYNOLDSBURG, OH | Company | 134 |
| 26 | IGT | Reno, NV | Company | 130 |
| 27 | THE WINE GROUP LLC | RIPON, CA | Company | 126 |
| 28 | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | Stamford, CT | Company | 126 |
| 29 | ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO. | NEW ALBANY, OH | Company | 124 |
| 30 | CELLCO PARTNERSHIP | BEDMINSTER, NJ | Company | 123 |
| 31 | HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 123 |
| 32 | HASBRO, INC. | PAWTUCKET, RI | Company | 121 |
| 33 | American Express Marketing & Development Corp. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 119 |
| 34 | L'OREAL | – | Company | 117 |
| 35 | WALGREEN CO. | CHICAGO, IL | Company | 115 |
| 36 | MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. | Burbank, CA | Company | 108 |
| 37 | GOOGLE INC. | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | Company | 107 |
| 38 | FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 99 |
| 39 | TRACTOR SUPPLY CO. OF TEXAS, LP | Brentwood, TN | Company | 98 |
| 40 | CONAIR CORPORATION | STAMFORD, CT | Company | 95 |
| 41 | DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC | SILVER SPRING, MD | Company | 94 |
| 42 | OPTUM, INC. | Costa Mesa, CA | Company | 93 |
| 43 | HTC CORPORATION | New Taipei City, TW | Company | 92 |
| 44 | AUSTRALIAN GOLD, LLC | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | Company | 91 |
| 45 | S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. | RACINE, WI | Company | 91 |
| 46 | RIO Holdings, Inc. | Minnetonka, MN | Company | 89 |
| 47 | WAL-MART STORES, INC. | BENTONVILLE, AR | Company | 89 |
| 48 | BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH | D-55216 INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, DE | Company | 87 |
| 49 | Columbia Insurance Company | Omaha, NE | Company | 86 |
| 50 | JAKKS PACIFIC, INC. | Santa Monica, CA | Company | 86 |
| 51 | RAWLINGS SPORTING GOODS COMPANY, INC. | FENTON, MO | Company | 85 |
| 52 | BATH & BODY WORKS BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | REYNOLDSBURG, OH | Company | 84 |
| 53 | Summit Entertainment, LLC | Santa Monica, CA | Company | 84 |
| 54 | PFIZER INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 82 |
| 55 | SOURCE INTERLINK MAGAZINES, LLC | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 82 |
| 56 | Westside Fragrances Corporation | New York, NY | Company | 82 |
| 57 | PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 81 |
| 58 | Allstar Marketing Group LLC | Elmsford, NY | Company | 78 |
| 59 | MARS, INCORPORATED | MCLEAN, VA | Company | 78 |
| 60 | PEPSICO, INC. | PURCHASE, NY | Company | 78 |
| 61 | AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | NEWINGTON NSW 2127, AU | Company | 77 |
| 62 | SCG POWER RANGERS LLC | Pawtucket, RI | Company | 77 |
| 63 | TRI-Coastal Design Group, Inc. | Bridgewater, NJ | Company | 77 |
| 64 | SANOFI | Paris, FR | Company | 76 |
| 65 | SR HOLDINGS, LLC | Columbus, OH | Company | 76 |
| 66 | SYNGENTA PARTICIPATIONS AG | GREENSBORO, NC | Company | 76 |
| 67 | A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC | New York, NY | Company | 75 |
| 68 | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | SEATTLE, WA | Company | 75 |
| 69 | CONOPCO, INC. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | Company | 75 |
| 70 | HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. | HOUSTON, TX | Company | 75 |
| 71 | AMERICAN SPORTS LICENSING, INC. | WILMINGTON, DE | Company | 74 |
| 72 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | MINNETONKA, MN | Company | 74 |
| 73 | ZUFFA, LLC | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 74 |
| 74 | AOL INC. | DULLES, VA | Company | 73 |
| 75 | E. & J. GALLO WINERY | – | Company | 73 |
| 76 | Kior Inc. | Pasadena, TX | Company | 73 |
| 77 | Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. | Burbank, CA | Company | 73 |
| 78 | Callaway Golf Company | Carlsbad, CA | Company | 72 |
| 79 | FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. | PLANO, TX | Company | 72 |
| 80 | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. | WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ | Company | 72 |
| 81 | Innovative Idea Group, LLC | Hollywood, FL | Company | 71 |
| 82 | Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery Corporation | Wheat Ridge | Company | 70 |
| 83 | NISSAN JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA | – | Company | 70 |
| 84 | SONY CORPORATION | SHINAGAWA-KU, TOKYO, JP | Company | 70 |
| 85 | Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. | North Ryde, NSW, AU | Company | 69 |
| 86 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 69 |
| 87 | KARSTEN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION | PHOENIX, AZ | Company | 69 |
| 88 | KRAFT FOODS GLOBAL BRANDS LLC | NORTHFIELD, IL | Company | 69 |
| 89 | MILLENNIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | CAMBRIDGE, MA | Company | 69 |
| 90 | AGC, LLC | CLEVELAND, OH | Company | 68 |
| 91 | BAYER AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT | 51373 Leverkusen, DE | Company | 68 |
| 92 | The Cartoon Network, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Company | 68 |
| 93 | LIGHT & WONDER, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 67 |
| 94 | MERCK KGAA | DARMSTADT, DE | Company | 66 |
| 95 | UHS OF DELAWARE, INC. | KING OF PRUSSIA, PA | Company | 66 |
| 96 | MYLAN PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | MORGANTOWN, WV | Company | 64 |
| 97 | SKECHERS U.S.A., INC. II | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | Company | 64 |
| 98 | Konami Gaming, Inc. | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 63 |
| 99 | TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY LIMITED | CHUO-KU, OSAKA, JP | Company | 63 |
| 100 | Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited | New Delhi, IN | Company | 62 |