Who the top filers of 2015 are
| Based in | Owners in the top 100 | Applications | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 7,794 | 45% |
| China, individuals | 0 | 0 | – |
| China, companies | 4 | 432 | 73% |
| Elsewhere | 22 | 3,096 | 62% |
49 of the 100 were not in the 2014 top 100; the highest-placed newcomers are UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC (5), Yiwu Prudential Network Technology Co., Ltd (9), Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP (16). The biggest climber is WAL-MART STORES, INC., from 64 to 18.
Counts are distinct applications with a filing date in 2015, 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: 2015 filings
| # | Owner | Location | Type | 2015 filings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LG ELECTRONICS INC. | SEOUL, KR | Company | 622 |
| 2 | HOMER TLC, INC. | Wilmington, DE | Company | 421 |
| 3 | NOVARTIS AG | BASEL, CH | Company | 381 |
| 4 | Disney Enterprises, Inc. | Burbank, CA | Company | 369 |
| 5 | UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC | UNIVERSAL CITY, CA | Company | 289 |
| 6 | MATTEL INC. | HAWTHORNE, CA | Company | 252 |
| 7 | TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | Company | 245 |
| 8 | L'Oreal USA Creative, Inc. | New York, NY | Company | 226 |
| 9 | Yiwu Prudential Network Technology Co., Ltd | Yiwu, Zhejiang, CN | Company | 219 |
| 10 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | – | Company | 218 |
| 11 | BALLY GAMING, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 201 |
| 12 | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | Suwon City, Kyung Ki Do, KR | Company | 190 |
| 13 | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | – | Company | 184 |
| 14 | IGT | Reno, NV | Company | 163 |
| 15 | GLAXO GROUP LIMITED | Brentford, Middlesex, GB | Company | 160 |
| 16 | Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP | Atlanta, GA | Company | 153 |
| 17 | Everage, Kevin D. | North Las Vegas, NV | Individual | 150 |
| 18 | WAL-MART STORES, INC. | BENTONVILLE, AR | Company | 148 |
| 19 | GPCP IP HOLDINGS LLC | ATLANTA, GA | Company | 147 |
| 20 | SG GAMING, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 141 |
| 21 | SOCIETE DES PRODUITS NESTLE S.A. | CH-1800 VEVEY, CH | Company | 136 |
| 22 | The Cartoon Network, Inc. | Atlanta, GA | Company | 136 |
| 23 | L'OREAL | – | Company | 132 |
| 24 | AINSWORTH GAME TECHNOLOGY LIMITED | NEWINGTON NSW 2127, AU | Company | 130 |
| 25 | AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | SEATTLE, WA | Company | 129 |
| 26 | Home Depot Product Authority, LLC | Atlanta, GA | Company | 125 |
| 27 | PFIZER INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 123 |
| 28 | LIGHT & WONDER, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 122 |
| 29 | EVERI GAMES INC. | AUSTIN, TX | Company | 120 |
| 30 | INGENIOUS DESIGNS LLC | ST. PETERSBURG, FL | Company | 120 |
| 31 | MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. | WHITEHOUSE STATION, NJ | Company | 113 |
| 32 | E. & J. GALLO WINERY | – | Company | 112 |
| 33 | A&E TELEVISION NETWORKS, LLC | New York, NY | Company | 107 |
| 34 | Maison J. Battat, Ltee. | Montreal, CA | Company | 106 |
| 35 | MFP BASEBALL, LLC | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 101 |
| 36 | HOME BOX OFFICE, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 99 |
| 37 | SAZERAC BRANDS, LLC | Louisville, KY | Company | 97 |
| 38 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE COMPANY | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 96 |
| 39 | The Procter & Gamble Company | Cincinnati, OH | Company | 94 |
| 40 | HASBRO, INC. | PAWTUCKET, RI | Company | 91 |
| 41 | Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG | D-74167 Neckarsulm, DE | Company | 90 |
| 42 | TARGET BRANDS, INC. | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Company | 90 |
| 43 | GOOGLE LLC | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | Company | 88 |
| 44 | THE WINE GROUP LLC | RIPON, CA | Company | 87 |
| 45 | Parsons Xtreme Golf, LLC | Scottsdale, AZ | Company | 86 |
| 46 | WALMART APOLLO, LLC | BENTONVILLE, AR | Company | 86 |
| 47 | HALLMARK LICENSING LLC | Kansas City, MO | Company | 84 |
| 48 | Mayweather Promotions, LLC | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 82 |
| 49 | Sanrio Company, Ltd. | Tokyo, JP | Company | 82 |
| 50 | HEB GROCERY COMPANY, LP | SAN ANTONIO, TX | Company | 81 |
| 51 | AGS LLC | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 80 |
| 52 | LIONS GATE ENTERTAINMENT INC. | SANTA MONICA, CA | Company | 80 |
| 53 | MARGARITAVILLE ENTERPRISES, LLC | PALM BEACH, FL | Company | 80 |
| 54 | Apple Inc. | Cupertino, CA | Company | 78 |
| 55 | Konami Gaming, Inc. | Las Vegas, NV | Company | 78 |
| 56 | LE SHI INTERNET INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CORPORATION | Haidian Dist. Beijing, CN | Company | 76 |
| 57 | Columbia Insurance Company | Omaha, NE | Company | 75 |
| 58 | Koninklijke Philips N.V. | Eindhoven, NL | Company | 74 |
| 59 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | Company | 73 |
| 60 | DREAMWORKS ANIMATION L.L.C. | GLENDALE, CA | Company | 73 |
| 61 | BOSTON BEER CORPORATION | Boston, MA | Company | 72 |
| 62 | RH US, LLC | CORTE MADERA, CA | Company | 72 |
| 63 | CONOPCO, INC. | Englewood Cliffs, NJ | Company | 71 |
| 64 | World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. | Stamford, CT | Company | 71 |
| 65 | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. | Shenzhen, CN | Company | 70 |
| 66 | INFORMA BUSINESS MEDIA, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 70 |
| 67 | VIACOM INTERNATIONAL INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 70 |
| 68 | IT COSMETICS, LLC | Jersey City, NJ | Company | 69 |
| 69 | Callaway Golf Company | Carlsbad, CA | Company | 68 |
| 70 | HGCI, INC. | LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 68 |
| 71 | NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 68 |
| 72 | TAS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT, LLC | NASHVILLE, TN | Company | 68 |
| 73 | Changchun Chengji Technology CO., LTD. | Changchun, CN | Company | 67 |
| 74 | Le Holdings Ltd. | Grand Cayman, KY | Company | 66 |
| 75 | Tristar Products, Inc. | Laureldale, PA | Company | 66 |
| 76 | CLUB STACKS APPAREL CO, LLC | NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV | Company | 65 |
| 77 | NU MARK LLC | RICHMOND, VA | Company | 65 |
| 78 | Playtika Ltd. | IL | Company | 65 |
| 79 | GOOGLE INC. | MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA | Company | 64 |
| 80 | Jared R. Wheat | Norcross, GA | Individual | 64 |
| 81 | ABERCROMBIE & FITCH TRADING CO. | NEW ALBANY, OH | Company | 62 |
| 82 | ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 62 |
| 83 | Microsoft Corporation | Redmond, WA | Company | 62 |
| 84 | DAIMLER AG | Stuttgart, DE | Company | 61 |
| 85 | INFORMA MEDIA, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 60 |
| 86 | SHISEIDO COMPANY, LIMITED | CHUO-KU, TOKYO, JP | Company | 60 |
| 87 | T-MOBILE USA, INC. | BELLEVUE, WA | Company | 60 |
| 88 | A&E Television Networks, LLC | New York, NY | Company | 59 |
| 89 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP | Spring, TX | Company | 59 |
| 90 | L'OREAL USA S/D, INC. | NEW YORK, NY | Company | 59 |
| 91 | IGT CANADA SOLUTIONS ULC | MONCTON, NEW BRUNSWICK, CA | Company | 58 |
| 92 | MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG | STUTTGART, DE | Company | 58 |
| 93 | SCRIPPS NETWORKS, LLC | Knoxville, TN | Company | 58 |
| 94 | MUSCLEPHARM CORPORATION | DENVER, CO | Company | 57 |
| 95 | S.C. JOHNSON & SON, INC. | RACINE, WI | Company | 57 |
| 96 | VICTORIA'S SECRET STORES BRAND MANAGEMENT, INC. | REYNOLDSBURG, OH | Company | 57 |
| 97 | MEDTRONIC, INC. | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | Company | 56 |
| 98 | SANOFI | Paris, FR | Company | 56 |
| 99 | Watershed Ventures LLC | New York, NY | Company | 56 |
| 100 | GRUPO BIMBO, S.A. B. DE C.V. | MEXICO CITY, MX | Company | 55 |