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To: RealMuLan who wrote (9020)10/11/2010 5:58:26 PM
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Top 10 U.S. companies with most patent filed in 2009

1. Qualcomm: (2009 PCT patents filed: 1,280, up 373 from 2008)
2. Microsoft: (2009 PCT patents filed: 644, down 161)
3. Procter & Gamble: (2009 PCT patents filed: 341, down 71).
4. IBM: (2009 PCT patents filed: 401, down 283.)
5. 3M: (2009 PCT patents filed: 688, up 25)
6. Hewlett-Packard: (2009 PCT patents filed: 554, up 58)
7. DuPont: (2009 PCT patents filed: 509, down 8)
8. Baker Hughes: (2009 PCT patents filed: 375, up 79)
9. GE: (2009 PCT patents: 307, down 19)
10. Corning: (2009 PCT patents filed: 285, up 57).