Top 50 PCT Applicants in 2006

2006 Ranking	Position Changed	Applicant's Name	Country of Origin	PCT application published in 2006	Increased over 2005
1	0	KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V.	NL	2,495	3
2	0	MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.	JP	2,344	324
3	0	SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	DE	1,480	81
4	0	NOKIA CORPORATION	FI	1,036	137
5	0	ROBERT BOSCH GMBH	DE	962	118
6	2	3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY	US	727	122
7	0	BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT	DE	714	58
8	11	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA	JP	704	305
9	-3	INTEL CORPORATION	US	690	-6
10	-1	MOTOROLA, INC.	US	637	57
11	6	MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA	JP	616	178
12	9	QUALCOMM INCORPORATED	US	608	229
13	24	HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.	CN	575	326
14	-1	TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)	SE	572	61
15	9	FUJITSU LIMITED	JP	571	213
16	12	LG ELECTRONICS INC.	KR	567	238
17	1	E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY	US	523	100
18	5	HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.	US	509	150
19	-7	HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.	US	508	-11
20	-6	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.	KR	505	22
21	15	SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA	JP	496	227
22	17	PIONEER CORPORATION	JP	494	254
23	-8	THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY	US	492	31
24	-14	DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG	DE	451	-123
25	87	FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD.	JP	445	339
26	0	THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	US	416	71
27	-16	EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY	US	394	-137
28	-3	NEC CORPORATION	JP	373	20
29	-7	INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION	US	365	-9
30	59	BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.	US	327	196
31	-15	SONY CORPORATION	JP	320	-129
32	29	FRANCE TELECOM	FR	303	135
33	-13	THOMSON LICENSING	FR	303	-87
34	-5	PHILIPS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY & STANDARDS GMBH	DE	286	-33
35	-8	KIMBERLY-CLARK WORLDWIDE, INC.	US	283	-53
36	7	BSH BOSCH UND SIEMENS HAUSGERÄTE GMBH	DE	282	67
37	-7	GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY	US	279	-39
38	-3	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA	JP	266	-3
39	61	LG CHEM, LTD.	KR	262	142
40	1	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.	JP	261	37
41	-3	MEDTRONIC, INC.	US	260	13
42	46	FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR, INC.	US	254	121
43	13	MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.	JP	248	74
44	20	FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.	DE	247	83
45	-1	CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.	US	243	31
46	9	MICROSOFT CORPORATION	US	242	67
47	-5	ASTRAZENECA AB	SE	240	24
48	17	KANEKA CORPORATION	JP	238	78
49	-1	DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.	JP	233	39
50	-10	NOVARTIS AG	CH	227	0