Rankings

Biggest U.S. trademark owners, 2013

The 100 owners that filed the most U.S. trademark applications in 2013. Together they filed 11,676 of the 328,205 applications that year (3.6%).

Who the top filers of 2013 are

Based inOwners in the top 100ApplicationsRegistered
United States829,09153%
China, individuals00–
China, companies00–
Elsewhere182,58561%

41 of the 100 were not in the 2012 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG (10), FUHU HOLDINGS, INC. (11), MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. (17). The biggest climber is COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY, from 96 to 23.

Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2013, 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: 2013 filings

# Owner Location Type 2013 filings
1 MATTEL INC. HAWTHORNE, CA Company 992
2 NOVARTIS AG BASEL, CH Company 373
3 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 307
4 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Suwon City, Kyung Ki Do, KR Company 281
5 Disney Enterprises, Inc. Burbank, CA Company 257
6 The Procter & Gamble Company Cincinnati, OH Company 230
7 BALLY GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV Company 228
8 LG ELECTRONICS INC. SEOUL, KR Company 206
9 L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. New York, NY Company 202
10 Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE Company 196
11 FUHU HOLDINGS, INC. EL SEGUNDO, CA Company 187
12 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION LOS ANGELES, CA Company 174
13 L'OREAL – Company 170
14 JOHNSON & JOHNSON – Company 167
15 GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Brentford, Middlesex, GB Company 166
16 IGT Reno, NV Company 166
17 MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ Company 160
18 SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. CH-1800 VEVEY, CH Company 160
19 SG GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV Company 158
20 S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. RACINE, WI Company 154
21 ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 140
22 E. & J. GALLO WINERY – Company 137
23 COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY NEW YORK, NY Company 131
24 CONAIR CORPORATION STAMFORD, CT Company 127
25 THE WINE GROUP LLC RIPON, CA Company 127
26 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Burbank, CA Company 126
27 World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. Stamford, CT Company 125
28 EVERI GAMES INC. AUSTIN, TX Company 123
29 ELI LILLY AND COMPANY – Company 121
30 MARVEL CHARACTERS, INC. Burbank, CA Company 118
31 FOREST LABORATORIES, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 114
32 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC SILVER SPRING, MD Company 113
33 Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. North Ryde, NSW, AU Company 108
34 PTT, LLC Westport, CT Company 105
35 BOSTON BEER CORPORATION Boston, MA Company 104
36 Sears Brands, LLC Hoffman Estates, IL Company 104
37 CONOPCO, INC. Englewood Cliffs, NJ Company 101
38 HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP SAN ANTONIO, TX Company 101
39 The Cartoon Network, Inc. Atlanta, GA Company 99
40 HOMER TLC, INC. Wilmington, DE Company 93
41 STARBUZZ TOBACCO, INC. Garden Grove, CA Company 93
42 HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 92
43 MONSTER, INC. BRISBANE, CA Company 92
44 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE N.W. WASHINGTON, DC Company 92
45 A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC New York, NY Company 90
46 Konami Gaming, Inc. Las Vegas, NV Company 90
47 KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC. NEENAH, WI Company 89
48 Columbia Insurance Company Omaha, NE Company 87
49 TRI-Coastal Design Group, Inc. Bridgewater, NJ Company 87
50 Callaway Golf Company Carlsbad, CA Company 86
51 VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 86
52 TELEVISA S.A. DE C.V. RIO TIBER 85, MX Company 84
53 MARS, INCORPORATED MCLEAN, VA Company 83
54 WAL-MART STORES, INC. BENTONVILLE, AR Company 83
55 DIAGEO NORTH AMERICA, INC. New York, NY Company 82
56 MEDLINE INDUSTRIES, INC. Northfield, IL Company 82
57 Allstar Marketing Group LLC Elmsford, NY Company 81
58 HIGH 5 GAMES, LLC NEW YORK, NY Company 81
59 ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLC ST. LOUIS, MO Company 80
60 DREAMWORKS ANIMATION L.L.C. GLENDALE, CA Company 80
61 Summit Entertainment, LLC Santa Monica, CA Company 80
62 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC COMMITTEE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Company 80
63 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM INTERNATIONAL GMBH D-55216 INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, DE Company 79
64 SAZERAC BRANDS, LLC Louisville, KY Company 77
65 Multimedia Games, Inc. Austin, TX Company 75
66 SAZERAC COMPANY, INC. Metairie, LA Company 75
67 Comité International Olympique Lausanne, CH Company 74
68 GOOGLE INC. MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Company 74
69 TELEVISION FOOD NETWORK, G.P. New York, NY Company 71
70 CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC. PRINCETON, NJ Company 70
71 LIGHT & WONDER, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV Company 70
72 U.S. Marine Corps, a component of the U.S. Department of the Navy Washington, DC Company 70
73 Celgene Corporation Warren, NJ Company 69
74 Grand Prix Entertainment Holdings, LLC Wilmington, DE Company 69
75 HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. HOUSTON, TX Company 69
76 TAPCO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION PLYMOUTH, MI Company 69
77 UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO Company 69
78 FRITO-LAY NORTH AMERICA, INC. PLANO, TX Company 68
79 GTECH CANADA ULC MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CA Company 67
80 IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CA Company 67
81 L'OREAL USA S/D, INC. NEW YORK, NY Company 67
82 AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED NEWINGTON NSW 2127, AU Company 66
83 H-E-B, LP SAN ANTONIO, TX Company 66
84 SOURCE INTERLINK MAGAZINES, LLC NEW YORK, NY Company 66
85 PEPSICO, INC. PURCHASE, NY Company 65
86 HALLMARK LICENSING LLC Kansas City, MO Company 64
87 Home Depot Product Authority, LLC Atlanta, GA Company 63
88 Microsoft Corporation Redmond, WA Company 63
89 Playtika Ltd. IL Company 63
90 Rachel Roy IP Company, LLC Wilmington, DE Company 63
91 TEN: THE ENTHUSIAST NETWORK MAGAZINES, LLC EL SEGUNDO, CA Company 63
92 CELEB LLC FORT LAUDERDALE, FL Company 62
93 Digital IP Company, Inc. Wilmington, DE Company 62
94 IT COSMETICS, LLC Jersey City, NJ Company 62
95 WALMART APOLLO, LLC BENTONVILLE, AR Company 62
96 WMS Gaming, Inc. Chicago, IL Company 62
97 AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. SEATTLE, WA Company 61
98 DELICATO VINEYARDS MANTECA, CA Company 61
99 FERRARA CANDY COMPANY OAKBROOK TERRACE, IL Company 61
100 Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP Atlanta, GA Company 61

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